[AccessD] How to Show a Specific Report at Initiation Time(When there is also a default form)

I never use a Default Form any more.  I use a one line AutoExec Macro which executes a 
Function called Startup().

That way you can do any initialisation required and open number of  forms/reports in any 
order you want.

-- 
Stuart

On 17 Apr 2012 at 22:19, William Benson (VBACreations. wrote:

> Why not use an Autoexec macro to run the report?
> 
> If you must run a form for some other reason (can't see why, but if...) you
> could still use a autoexec which calls a function  (RunCode()) which opens
> that form acformhidden). But at the end of the day it is a unneeded
> intermediary step (and you're left with a hidden form open to no one's
> benefit, right?) , so just open the report using the function that the
> autoexec calls via runcode.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Brad Marks
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:45 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] How to Show a Specific Report at Initiation Time(When
> there is also a default form)
> 
> Joe,
> 
> Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.
> 
> The situation that I am dealing with is quite simple, but a little
> different.
> 
> To isolate the problem, I set up a small Access application that has only
> one form and one report.  The form is not a popup form.
> 
> The form is designated as the default "Display" form that is automatically
> opened at startup time.
> 
> The form opens the report on the form's "On Load" event (This works nicely)
> 
> I then tried to make the form not visible via the Report's Load Event (I
> tried the Report's Open event also)
> 
> For some reason the code "Forms.form1.Visible = False" does not work.
> 
> I must be missing something.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
>  
> 
>   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com on behalf of Joe O'Connell
> Sent: Tue 4/17/2012 7:39 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] How to Show a Specific Report at Initiation
> Time(Whenthere is also a default form)
>  
> Brad,
> 
> It sounds like you have a popup form that opens a report, so the report
> "sits behind" the form.  If there is only 1 form and 1 report, then when
> the report opens have it hide the form and then unhide it when the
> report is closed.  However sometimes there can be multiple forms open
> that could open multiple reports in any sequence, then you need a more
> generic solution to hide all popup forms when the first report opens and
> to unhide all forms when the last report closes.  Here are 2 subroutines
> that are easily invoked to hide and unhide all popup forms.
> 
> Put this in a new module:
> 
> Option Compare Database
> Option Explicit
>     Dim i As Integer, intNum As Integer, intNumOpenReport As Integer
>     Dim strPopupForm() As String
>     Const conObjStateClosed = 0
> 
> Public Sub HidePopupForms()
>     On Error Resume Next
>     If intNumOpenReport = 0 Then
>         intNum = 0
>         For i = 0 To Forms.Count - 1
>             If Forms(i).PopUp = True And Forms(i).Visible = True Then
>                 Forms(i).Visible = False
>                 intNum = intNum + 1
>                 ReDim Preserve strPopupForm(intNum)
>                 strPopupForm(intNum) = Forms(i).name
>             End If
>         Next i
>     End If
>     intNumOpenReport = intNumOpenReport + 1
> End Sub
> 
> Public Sub RestorePopupForms()
>     On Error Resume Next
>     If intNumOpenReport = 1 Then
>         For i = 1 To intNum
>             Forms(strPopupForm(i)).Visible = True
>         Next i
>         ReDim strPopupForm(0)
>         End If
>     intNumOpenReport = intNumOpenReport - 1
> End Sub
> 
> In the open procedure for each report Call HidePopupForms() and in the
> close procedure for ach report Call RestorePopupForms()
> 
> Joe O'Connell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Brad Marks
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:59 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] How to Show a Specific Report at Initiation Time
> (Whenthere is also a default form)
> 
> All,
> 
> We have an Access 2007 application that is used  by a number of people.
> 
> The form that is automatically opened for this ap is a type of report
> menu.
> 
> Recently a key player has asked that when the application is opened, he
> would like to see one report automatically shown on the screen (without
> needing to push any button or select any tab).
> 
> Is there a way to have a default form, and yet open a report and give it
> the focus.
> 
> I know how to discern the user-id, that it not a problem.
> 
> The problem is that if I open up the report on the Form Load Event, the
> report is opened, but only a tab is shown for the report, and the report
> itself is not visible as it is covered by the default form.
> 
> I thought that this would be easy to do .  I must be missing something.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brad
> 
>      
> 
> 
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