[AccessD] Access 2010 cannot get at the form I opened.

In the MS world, the same words have different meanings in different applications.
Similarly the same meanings have different words.

Working in different environments, I have too keep in mind the difference between the 
interpretation/styles of:

Form/Dialog/Window

Modal/Modeless/SysModal/AppModal

Topmost/Overlapped/Popup/Child

to name a few.


On 22 Mar 2012 at 1:10, William Benson wrote:

> I thought acdialog was "modal"
> 
> I live in an excel world. SHOWMODAL is it.
> 
> So when I am used to acdialog versus acnormal I assumed acdialog meant
> modal.
> 
> A thousand.. no a million pardons begged, Stuart!
> On Mar 22, 2012 12:15 AM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> 
> > <quote>
> > acDialog The form's Modal and PopUp properties are set to Yes.
> > </quote>
> >
> > So the correct answer to my previous question:
> > Is the the  Popup property of the front form  set to Yes?
> >
> > Was "Yes"  :-)
> >
> > --
> > Stuart
> >
> > On 22 Mar 2012 at 4:09, Benson, William (GE Global Re wrote:
> >
> > > I cannot believe I missed this (and forgot to check it) ... I was
> > opening the first form using acDialog. Doh!
> > >
> > > Justifies its not allowing me to see anything behind it.
> > >
> > > EXCEPT THAT IT SOMETIMES WOULD ... (which kinda threw me off the scent).
> > >
> > > So now I have to apologize  for wasting anyone's time.
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Benson, William (GE Global Research, consultant)
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 12:00 AM
> > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > > Subject: RE: Access 2010 cannot get at the form I opened.
> > >
> > > Could it be because I declared the calling form as a form level variable
> > within the code module of the called form and then try to reference one of
> > its controls?
> > >
> > > Option Compare Database
> > > Option Explicit
> > > Dim frmEnterSolarEquipment As Form
> > >
> > > Private Sub Form_Load()
> > > txtSerialNumber =
> > Nz(frmEnterSolarEquipment).Controls("EQUIP_SERIAL_NUMBER"), "") End Sub
> > >
> > > Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer) Set frmEnterSolarEquipment =
> > Forms("Enter Solar Equipment") End Sub
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Benson, William (GE Global Research, consultant)
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:55 PM
> > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > > Subject: RE: Access 2010 cannot get at the form I opened.
> > >
> > > More symptoms... the form is open in the background of the form which
> > called it (as I said) but I cannot type anything in the VBA window, I
> > cannot click on its title bar, I cannot even click on the calling form
> > which "looks" like it is active -- the title bar is highlit. So it is
> > almost like Access/VBA is in some kind of suspense.
> > >
> > > Suggestions for debugging?
> > >
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