Gustav Brock
gustav at cactus.dk
Fri Mar 15 03:31:27 CDT 2013
Hi all >From a form I try to open another form hidden by clicking a button: DoCmd.OpenForm "frmSomeForm", acNormal , , , , acHidden Then the hidden form is supposed to do some calculations and, when finished, unhide itself by means of a not visible textbox bound to a function: =SetVisible() which contains: Private Function SetVisible() As Boolean Me.Visible = True SetVisible = True End Function The sequence works except for one thing - the form isn't opened hidden because its frame is shown at once. Thus, the sequence is: 1. Frame of hidden form is shown on top of the calling form. The form itself is transparent so the calling form is still visible inside the frame. 2. The "hidden" form performs the calculations. 3. The "hidden" form paints its inside invisibly. 4. SetVisible is called. 5. The completed form is visible. I've also tried opening the hidden form with: Set frm = New Form_frmSomeForm frm. Visible = False No difference. Also having this in the OnOpen event of the form: Me.Visible = False All to no avail. Any ideas for opening a form completely hidden? /gustav