Startup - how to make my application look like one

[Guest]

I was told by someone that I could configure the settings on my database so
that, upon execution, it would just pull up the form I chose and it would
look like a real program, i.t. not with the Access "frame" showing. I've
looked at startup but nothing in there makes it go away. How do I configure?

 

[Van T. Dinh]

See The Access Web article:

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

Read the warning in the article carefully.

 

[Guest]

Not to be obtuse, but where would you enter the code, within the opening
form? I have a main form which is a "portal" on which there are buttons to
jump to other forms for various types of data entry.

 

[Guest]

Van method is the best but another way is to put
=1

 

[Van T. Dinh]

Yes. The second paragraph of the answer section in the article states
exactly that ...

 

[Van T. Dinh]

Eric

I think the O.P. wants to hide the whole Access Application, not just the
MenuBar.

 

[Albert D.Kallal]

you can configure ms-access to show none of the ms-access interface.

however, ms-access will still show the "main" grey background window.
However, that should not be a problem for you, since both word, excel, and
most of office works that way (I mean, users can't possibility be surprised
of a main application window when that is the way that word, or excel has
worked for more then 10 years).

So, don't confuse the issue of hiding all of the ms-access stuff with the
issue of turning off the main window.

I have a sample download with all of the ms-access interface hidden. This
setup takes NO CODE, but only uses the tools->startup.

Take a look at the following download, grab the 3rd one (ms-access interface
hidden).
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/DownLoad.htm

 

[Albert D.Kallal]

Before you jump in and do this, are you sure you need to hide the back
ground window, or would just hiding all of the ms-access menus and windows
and features be good enough?


See my other post for a non code solution. I think I should point out that
hiding the main gray back ground window is a difference issue then that of
hiding the ms-access interface.

Hiding all of the menus and windows etc. of ms-access is easy, but turning
of that main background window is much more serious of a operation.

 

[Guest]

Thanks - this might be what I am looking for.