Adding Beeps to a form

[Guest]

I'm using and If /else statement that calls a message box. The message box
works and the beep for it works. But, I'd like to add two more beeps. I
tried just putting beep in and docomd.beep; but no additional beeps sound.
I currently click in a listbox which selects and fills in several fields
(PartNumber/PO/JobNumber)
Text127 is a DLookUP to a query checking for overshipped Purchase Oders
My current code is in the click event of the list box as follows:

If Text127 > 0 Then
Text127.Visible = False
Else
DoCmd.Beep
DoCmd.Beep
MsgBox "Please Check / Select Another PO number. This PO may be over
shipped"
Text127.Visible = True
End If

End Sub

Can you help me to get extra beeps?

 

[Guest]

Beeps are generally not a good idea for a user interface. They annoy people
and annoy people working nearby. Also, its possible the speaker will be
turned off or the volume so low as to be inaudible. I'd urge you to think of
a better way to get the users attention if at all possible.

Dorian

 

[Guest]

Is there a way I can make my message box a different color to try to get them
to pay attention. Unfortunately, some of the users just want to by-pass as
much as they can. Unless something cues them to really look...they just
click OK to get the message off the screen and don't bother to read it.

 

[pietlinden]

Is there a way I can make my message box a different color to try to get them
to pay attention. Unfortunately, some of the users just want to by-pass as
much as they can. Unless something cues them to really look...they just
click OK to get the message off the screen and don't bother to read it.

build your own form, open it as a dialog, take off all the navigation
and control buttons. then you can do whatever you want with it - make
it flash or whatever.

 

[J. Goddard]

Welcome to the frustration of dealing with users!!

One thing you might try is to put a message box with the "Yes" and "No"
buttons on it - users might be more likely to read the message to find
out what it is they are saying "Yes" or "No" TO.

(tongue-in-cheek) Of course, if you really want to be nasty, you could
put the cancel button on too, make it the default, and code it so that
if a user just pressed enter (or clicked cancel), all that would happen
is they got the message box again....

John