Open Access form only

[Guest]

Is there a way to open a Main Menu form without showing the Access window
behind it and make it appear as a standalone application? I know you can
hide the database on open but I only want the Main Menu form to open and not
dislpay that it is sitting inside the Access window.

Thanks in advance,
Al

 

[Allan Murphy]

Al

Go to Tools then Startup, now in the Display Form/Page select your Main
Menu form. Make sure all the boxes are unticked, you could tick the Display
Status Bar box this will display information on the status bar.

Close the database and the next you opne the database your Main Menu should
be displayed.

Allan Murphy
Email: (e-mail address removed)

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

Is there a way to open a Main Menu form without showing the Access
window behind it and make it appear as a standalone application? I
know you can hide the database on open but I only want the Main Menu
form to open and not dislpay that it is sitting inside the Access
window.

If Allen Murphy's suggestion isn't everything you had in mind, have a
look at this link:

http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0019.htm

which shows you how to call the Windows API to hide the Access
application window altogether. Be aware that any form you want to show
must be both popup *and* modal, and there must be at least one such form
visible on the screen when you hide the Access window. Also be aware
that hiding the Access window this way severly limits what you can do in
your application.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the reply. I tried your suggestions but the Main Menu form is
still sitting inside the "Microsoft Access" window.
Now, is there a way to return the Startup settings back to normal after
changing them. Its ok, I'm just starting the development on this db and was
able to pull everything into a new blank db; however, it would be nice to
know if this is reversible.
I may have to build a VB Main Menu and link it to this database to get it to
do what I want. I just want a Main Menu form to appear that is not sitting
inside a "Microsoft Access" window.

Thanks again for your suggestion,
Al