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marathonlady

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• Sep 13, 2002

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Does anyone have code to go from 800 x 600 to 1024 x 768?
I have an access db I developed on my pc (1024 x 768) and a few of the users keep their display at 800 x 600. I would like code that temporarily changes their resolution to 1024 x 768 so they can see the whole form on their screen.

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Search this forum for Resolution keyword, and you'll find it.

Or check the threadScreen Resolution out.

 

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Here are some links that might help:

To change display settings:
http://www.vbapi.com/ref/c/changedisplaysettings.html

To scale your forms to fit the user's screen resolution:

A shareware version of a form rescaling module I wrote called ShrinkerStretcher is available at this web site: http://www.peterssoftware.com/ss.htm

FMS has a sizer module at www.fmsinc.com.

The Access Developer's Handbook has form resizing code included:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0782119417/107-8064361-7403703

For more informmation, there are some great articles about form scaling in the December 2000, and May 2001 SmartAccess newsletter. Check it out here: http://www.smartaccessnewsletter.com

Hope this helps,

Peter De Baets
Peter's Software - MS Access Tools for Developers
http://www.peterssoftware.com

 

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• Sep 14, 2002

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Try this thread. ghudson had the answer. Using this I can now store the origional screen resolution on the way into a db change it to 800x600 and change it back again when the user exits.

Screen Resolution

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I have a solution for this that will 'scale forms' to the resolution of the monitor being used. If you send me your email address I will forward the appropriate code.

Sandi

 

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An easy and free solution can be found in the download section at www.developershandbook.com. I use it exclusively and have had no problems with it in many db's for a couple of years.