[AccessD] How to detect if Hourglass is true

Tina Norris Fields tinanfields at torchlake.com
Sat Feb 18 11:44:47 CST 2012


I had a mouse suddenly do that and the only solution was to get a 
different mouse.  It was a wireless, Logitech, mouse - as was the new 
one.  Something just went wrong with it - apparently a sensor of some kind.
T

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
231-322-2787


On 2/17/2012 2:10 PM, Benson, William (GE Global Research, consultant) 
wrote:
> My new Logitech mouse has been constantly double-clicking when I mean it to single-click. I hope I don't have to go your route!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 2:25 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] How to detect if Hourglass is true
>
> If have a new user that loves to double/triple click buttons.
>
> One procedure takes a few seconds to run.
>
> I set the focus to the previous text box and display an hourglass as such:
>
> Me.txtSN.SetFocus
> DoCmd.Hourglass True
>      'Do a bunch of stuff here
> DoCmd.Hourglass False
>
>
> I'd like to wrap an IF statement around it such as:
>
> If Hourglass =False
>    Me.txtSN.SetFocus
>    DoCmd.Hourglass True
>      'Do a bunch of stuff here
>    DoCmd.Hourglass False
> End if
>
> Does anyone know of the correct call?
>
> I guess I can set a hidden field to 1 and check that if needed, but I'd like to see if I can detect the hourglass first.
>
> I've also thought of sending signal out the USB port that will active a solenoid that would send a fly swatter towards the users face, slapping them, but I might get in trouble for that one.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks much,
> David
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