Trouble with Auto Correct while writing code!

[Guest]

Somebody please help!

In Access 2003 while writing code I am constantly fighting with what appears
to be some type of auto correct. While typing in words, they always bunch
together, the statement is red until I finish typing, when entering a
quotation mark, the cursor jumps forward and automatically adds a closing
quote which causes the text I'm typing to get cut in half and the help boxes
that pop up when entering code only pop up for a bout 2 seconds before
disappearing. (e.g. DoCmd. would open a box with available options) Also,
when I first start Access everything is fine for a few minutes but then all
this trouble starts happening. Is this just a bug in Access 2003? If anyone
from Microsoft is listening, I would appreciate help with this.

Thanks

Dan

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

This sounds like the problem that occurs when you try to edit code while a
form is open that has code running in the Form_Timer event procedure. Be
sure to close any such form or switch it to design view before editing code.

 

[Guest]

I don't have anything running, no code in the timer event. This is just in
design view while writing code. Access always changes what I type by merging
everything. For example, if I try to type " if isnull ", Access will turn
the word " if " red and remove the space between the two words. . This is
very annoying, adds to my programming time because I have to constantly fight
with it.

Thanks

Dan

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

I'm afraid an open form with code in the Form_Timer event procedure is the
only cause of this kind of behaviour of which I am aware. If you are
absolutely certain that no forms that might have code in their Form_Timer
event procedure are open (other than in design view) when this problem
occurs, then I'm afraid I don't know what is causing it.