Form Captions

[Kenln]

Hi,
Here's the issue.
The Form Caption is changed programatically when the form is first opened.

Using the OpenArgs the caption is passed
Me.Captions = strFormCaption.

This is always worked until recently. Now whenever I create a new form it doesn't work. All I see this the app name.

Is there an Access Setting or form parameter I'm missing???
I have Access 2007 installed but the apps are still 2003 (they'll be upgrade soon I hope).

Any ideas.

 

[boblarson]

You need to change from Tabbed format to Overlapping Windows format. See here for how.

 

[Kenln]

Already set that way.
It's odd, it's always worked and now all I see is the app name.

 

[boblarson]

Already set that way.
It's odd, it's always worked and now all I see is the app name.

The only way you'll see the form name on the app bar/task bar is if the form is maximized. If it is not maximized then the app bar and task bar will only show the app name.

 

[Kenln]

Not on the app task bar on bottom. But at the top (middle) of the screen.

 

[Kenln]

If I step though the opening of the form (doesn't matter if I use Form Open or Form Load).

I see the Caption change until the subroutine ends this is switches to the App Name???

 

[boblarson]

Can you post some screenshots here?

 

[Kenln]

For now I'm going to change after the form opens
i.e. Forms.Form_Name.Caption = "blah, blah, blah".

That seems to work.

I was mistaken, even steping through the code as the form opens (F8) I never see the caption which should be:
1.5. - Setup - 'App Name'.
Very odd, it's only on newly created forms. I can workaround but I don't know why I should have too.

 

[boblarson]

It's possible you have some corruption going on there. I just ran more tests on a database I have and the caption worked fine on that form.

 

[Kenln]

Even If I do I'm not sure how to isolate it.

 

[Kenln]

I just created a new form,
Copied and pasted the controls.
change the properties and record source.

And same result.

I'm going to stick with changing the caption after it is opened.

I have no idea what's happening...

 

[boblarson]

Even If I do I'm not sure how to isolate it.

You can many times eliminate corruption by creating a brand new, blank mdb/accdb file and then IMPORTING everything from the old into the new (not copy and paste mind you but IMPORTING).