[dba-Tech] Drawing text/graphics on MS Access forms usingWin32API

> I know - but if you had a job to done now, even a limited solution
> could prove useful.
Sorry, Gustav, I didn't get that - could you please clarify?

> maybe lack of fantasy from my side?
Maybe you're lucky to have not-exacting to your apps' GUI customers? :)

Shamil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Drawing text/graphics on MS Access forms
usingWin32API


> Hi Shamil
>
> >> couldn't you find an ocx to handle that?
>
> > This would be a limited solution by definition - OCX/ActiveX is a
rogue
> > for MS Access forms and controls...
>
> I know - but if you had a job to done now, even a limited solution
> could prove useful.
>
> >> Now, I don't know why you would draw something on a form
>
> > 1. "tractor" continuous/datasheet forms
> > 2. skins
> > 3. Dynamic drawing of circles, ellipses, .., and other geometric
figures
> > around controls to highlight special values etc...
> > 4. just fun of extreme VBA programming
> > 5. ??? (something else anybody) ???
>
> OK. I never had a need which couldn't be done by popping (hide/unhide)
> one or two icon-size graphics ... maybe lack of fantasy from my side?
>
> /gustav
>
> >> > So this is a challenge to prove the opposite?
> >>
> >> Certainly!
> >>
> >> > Any betters here? :)
> >>
> >> Njah, not me ...
> >>
> >> Now, I don't know why you would draw something on a form. If it
were
> >> anything more than some decorating stuff, couldn't you find an ocx
to
> >> handle that?
> >>
> >> /gustav
> >>
> >>
> >> >> That may not be possible at all. Read here:
> >> >>
> >> >>   http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0053.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> /gustav
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Have anybody any info on subj?
> >> >>
> >> >> > TIA for any refs, tips and tricks,
> >> >> > Shamil
>
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