[AccessD] I just got to vent

LOL, I know you are yankin' my chain.

I am "a duffer"  ;)

On 12/13/2013 2:46 PM, Tony Septav wrote:
> Hey John
> I love to have fun with the old warrior on this site. I never meant anything
> but to just laugh with you. Yes "Gosh Darn" we get frustrated and we have
> for years. But John I think we can call each other friends, at times you are
> "a duff us".  Waiting for the caustic reply.
>
> Tony Septav
> Nanaimo, BC
> Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby
> Sent: December-13-13 1:31 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] I just gotta vent
>
> LOL, I listen.
>
> I did say "I just gotta vent" did I not?  I haven't heard anyone say it
> isn't a bug, except for Shamil IIRC who called it "by design". And he
> doesn't bother to explain wht a bug is "by design".  In fact, isn't
> EVERY bug "by design"?  I mean we design the bug, but we normally try to
> fix them.
>
> Tony, there's a million ways to skin a cat.  The point is that I
> shouldn't have to try a dozen cuts to find one that works.  The damned
> cat is complaining.
>
> On 12/13/2013 2:25 PM, Tony Septav wrote:
>> Hey John
>> You do not listen you old fart, time for hot milk and toast and a little
>> siesta on the couch.
>>
>> Tony Septav
>> Nanaimo, BC
>> Canada
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby
>> Sent: December-13-13 1:16 PM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] I just gotta vent
>>
>> Yep.  All to work around a bug which is pretty annoying and which MS is
>> too busy to fix.  How can you not fix a bug where a form hasn't a clue
>> that the control with the focus HAS the focus.
>>
>> On 12/13/2013 2:06 PM, Doug Steele wrote:
>>> Sorry, didn't finish my thought.  Your search textbox would be in the
>>> parent form, so it wouldn't get confused by the empty subform.
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Doug Steele <dbdoug at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just off the top of my head - I've avoided problems with forms with no
>>>> data by putting the actual data bound form in a subform of a 'dummy'
>> parent
>>>> form.  I don't know if this would help you or not.
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>