how do you get a form automatically direct you to another form? i have this form named intro and it is the default form in startup. after the user views the intro form i want them to be automatically directed to another form. is there a way to get a form to open another form w/o a command button? i want this to all take place after like 20 seconds. if this is possible please post a reply. thank you in advance.

Use the On Timer event of the startup form to open the next form. Set the Timer Interval to 20000 for 20 seconds. Here is an example:

Private Sub Form_Timer()
DoCmd.OpenForm "YourNextForm"
DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
End Sub

Of course "YourNextForm" needs to be the name of the actual form you wish to open next.

This will open your next form after the startup form has been open after 20 seconds, then close the startup form.

HTH
RDH

[This message has been edited by R. Hicks (edited 05-08-2000).]

[This message has been edited by R. Hicks (edited 05-08-2000).]

thanks...it worked