Cosmetic problem with previewing Reports

[Pozko]

Hi,
I'm fairly new to Access 2000 and have a small, cosmetic problem with previewing Reports. All I want to do is: When I preview a Report prior to printing I want the Report screen maximized. How do I set it to do so automatically?
Pozko

 

[casey]

Do you have a button to preview your report? If so, enter this following the code in your button that opens your report.

Docmd.Maximize

 

[Pozko]

Re. Cosmetic problem with previewing Reports

I have a Switchboard Form that opens a Popup(?) via a Query. This requests a date ( Enter parameter value) prior to previewing a Report. It is this Report preview that I would like to be displayed maximized,. Where would I enter the code: Docmd.Maximize?

 

[Pozko]

Re. Cosmetic problem with previewing Reports

Further to my previous post, to make things a little clearer, the switchboard form has a button with the label 'Date'. Clicking this takes you to the popup: (Enter parameter value). Where do I enter the command Docmd.Maximize into this button?

 

[Rich]

' Open a report.
Case conCmdOpenReport
Screen.ActiveForm.Visible = False
DoCmd.OpenReport rst![Argument], acPreview
DoCmd.Maximize
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdFitToWindow

 

[Pozko]

Re. Cosmetic problem with previewing Reports

Hi,
Thanks for the information.
Slight problem. When I said earlier that I'm fairly new to Access, I perhaps should have said that I'm a complete numbskull!
What do I do with that code, where do I put it?
Maybe you can suggest a more basic source of help for such as me. Access Help seems to have no solution. I got a big fat book (1500 pages): 'Special Edition. Using Access' that is full of similar code but which also is of no use in this case. In my innocence, I thought that such a basic thing as maximizing a report preview would be fairly straightforward. Seems not. Thanks anyway.

 

[Pozko]

Re. Cosmetic problem with previewing Reports

Me again.
Ignore previous (frustrated) message.
Aha! So that's how you do it!
Many thanks for your help from a slightly less numbskulled newbie.