Form keeps opeining minimized, and i'me unable to maximize it.

[bugsy]

Why is this happening ?

 

[ted.martin]

Crystal balls are mandatory with this one. Can you put your problem in a context. There are many reasons, like a form's On Open or On Load being set to Minimise etc. More info please like what are you doing when the form opens?

 

[bugsy]

well, when the form opens its minimized, and minimized in a way do i can only click on X, can't increase the size in a any way.

I solved this temporarily by switching property to Auto Recize to YES.

This creates a problem of form being too large (and taking 2 monitors), but its better that that mini version that can't be maximised

 

[GolfProRM]

sounds like your min/max buttons are not enabled on the form and the border style is not sizeable.

 

[CraigDolphin]

bugsy,

I think ted was asking 'what is going on in the events of your form?' Specifically, the on_open event or on_load event. If there is vba code in those events that specifically tells the form to minimize then you'll continue to have the problem.

Open your form in design view, select the form, and open the properties for the form. Click on the Events tab. Look down the list of events until you see on_open and on_load. Do you see '[Event Procedure]' in that event? If so, there's some code associated with that event for the form.

If you do see that there's some code in one of those events, click in the event field, and you should see an ellipse (...) appear to the right. Click on the ellipse and the vba editor should appear and the cursor should be at the start of the section of code associated with that form event.

You might see something like

Private Sub Form_OnLoad()
Docmd.Minimize
End Sub

If you see the line Docmd.Minimize then you should delete it since this is causing your form to open minimized. You might also consider replacing it with Docmd.Maximize since this will force the form to open in a maximized state. If you make changes to the code, don't forget to save your form after you've closed the vba editor.

 

[ed_the_unlucky]

i definitely agree it sounds like the control box & borders have been disabled, but that's easily fixable, fortunately--unless you've got a .mde rather than a .mdb, i suppose.

that's not the case, i sit?

ed

 

[bugsy]

hey All
This happens to me on existing forms (today is not the first time)

There are no event on 'on load' to trigger form to minimize.

This happens suddenly when I make a some change to a form (for instance adding extra button); suddenly after I save it, and open it again - i get this tiny form

no, db is not mde

GolfProRM
>>sounds like your min/max buttons are not enabled on the form and the border style is not sizeable

yes you are right. But why does it suddenly becomes small ?
I am not adding any changes that explicitl ask the form to minimize

 

[gearcam]

I have the same problem on a new database with only one form
I have checked all the suggestions above but the form will only open "maximised" as does the tabel i have no min or max buttons displayed only "X" althiugh they are enabled in the form property sheet

It lookls like a global thing ??

Any other ideas

 

[bugsy]

I have the same problem on a new database with only one form
I have checked all the suggestions above but the form will only open "maximised" as does the tabel i have no min or max buttons displayed only "X" althiugh they are enabled in the form property sheet

It lookls like a global thing ??

Any other ideas

GearCam -

GolfPro has a good idea for "sounds like your min/max buttons are not enabled on the form and the border style is not sizeable. "

but this still doen't explain as to why suddenly its starts opening as really small, and how can u make it open in normal view.

happened to me before, i just recreated form..

 

[gearcam]

I found my solution

Click the office button

Then Current Database

under document window options
Tabbed windows was selected i changed to Overlaping windows and it works as expected !!

 

[bugsy]

what is "office" button ?

 

[GolfProRM]

I think gearcam is running Office 2007.

 

[gearcam]

I think gearcam is running Office 2007.

Sorry yes (Office 2007)i should have said that appologies

 

[Carocha]

This is an old subject, but I have the above problem in Access 2003.
Any suggestions?

 

[dhegyi]

MS Access 2010 -> File -> Options -> Current Database -> Document Windows Options -> select "Overlapping Windows" (instead of "Tabbed Documents") -> close and reopen database