Dotted square - why is this there?

[reddevil1]

I have a Sub Form Menu (with various Command Buttons) in the Footer of my Forms.

But at the very top left hand corner of the Sub Form Menu is a dotted square box. It is the same size as my other Buttons, but it is not actual Button.

Please does anyone know how I can remove/hide/exterminate the dotted button?

Thanks.

 

[boblarson]

I'm sorry but you'll have to upload a screenshot so we can see exactly what you are talking about (at least I do).

Here's how to upload:
http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=194680

 

[reddevil1]

hi boblarson,

thanks for your reply.

i couldn't get rid of the 'ghost' dotted square.

i had to redo everything including a new form, new comman dbuttons and new coding.

thanks anyway.

 

[shadow9449]

Are you using a database created in a previous version of MS Access with Access 2010?

SHADOW

 

[reddevil1]

hi shadow9449

yes. i originally made my database in access 2003 and recently upgraded to access 2010.

i guess you have seen this before in similar circumstances.

at least i know i am not going crazy and that someone else has seen this too.

i solved the problem by completely re-doing the subform and menu in 2010.

cheers.
cheers.

 

[shadow9449]

No, you're not going crazy. This has been discussed on forums and no one seems to know the reason for it, from what I've seen so far.

SHADOW

 

[cziegler_2000]

The issue lies with the graphics on the command buttons on the form that was converted from the earlier version of Access. If you simply change the graphics (on all of the command buttons) to the 2010 version of them, the dotted square will go away.

 

[Vancer]

Hello All,
cziegler)2000's advice worked for me. I have Access 2010 but had uploaded portions of earlier databases. I had 18 buttons on my Menu with that dotted square appearing in the top left corner.

I used the wizard to create one button, revised the code to suit me, and then copied that one button over and over, each time revising the code to open a different form.

Sample code:
'------------------------------------------------------------
' Command181_Click
'
'------------------------------------------------------------
Private Sub Command181_Click()
Dim stDocName As String
' Dim stLinkCriteria As String
stDocName = "Form12+"
DoCmd.OpenForm stDocName, acNormal
' , , , stLinkCriteria
DoCmd.Close acForm, "Menu"
' DoCmd.OpenForm "Form12+", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal
End Sub
The commented code ('DoCmd.OpenForm "Form12+", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal) is what the wizard generated.

Thanks cziegler_2000. That dotted box was very annoying.
Vancer