Hide Form

[JPR]

Hello,
For my db, I have created a form which I use as a kind of login screen that has a combo from which users select their name. Once selected, a command opens the main form.

DoCmd.OpenForm "FrmMenu", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal
DoCmd.Maximize

Since most other forms in the db have a reference to this combo by displaying the users name and saving it when records are added or changed I would like to add a code that keeps the login from either minimized or hidden, simply a way that users cannot close it.

Thank you for any help you can provide.

 

[bob fitz]

Try:

DoCmd.OpenForm "FrmMenu", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal

DoCmd.Maximize

Forms!NameOfFormToHide.Visible = False

 

[JPR]

Hello,
I have added your code, but all forms seem to disappear, as if the hide function prevents to view the frmMenu.

 

[bob fitz]

Show us the code that you used

 

[JPR]

Private Sub cboLogIn_Change()
DoCmd.Echo False, ""
DoCmd.OpenForm "FrmMenu", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal
DoCmd.Maximize
Forms!login.Visible = True
End Sub

 

[JPR]

Sorry forgot to say that the login is a pop up form and the frmMenu has a normal view. Thank you

 

[bob fitz]

Forms!login.Visible = True
should be:
Forms!login.Visible = False
I wouldn't have login as a pop up.

 

[bob fitz]

I would use the combo's AfterUpdate event

 

[Dreamweaver]

All my templates use a hidden form once a user logs in you could download them Here

The time and billing "Project" Being the last one

mick

 

[isladogs]

Another approach is to save the user name as a global variable (or a tempvar) so its value remains available to the database whilst it remains open.
If you do that, the login form can be closed rather than just hidden

 

[JPR]

Another approach is to save the user name as a global variable (or a tempvar) so its value remains available to the database whilst it remains open.
If you do that, the login form can be closed rather than just hidden

Thanks. But would not know how to write such a code.

 

[JPR]

All my templates use a hidden form once a user logs in you could download them Here

The time and billing "Project" Being the last one

mick

Thanks. Got an error while trying to download. Will have to try tomorrow.

 

[bob fitz]

Have you tried the code I gave you in post #7

 

[JPR]

Have you tried the code I gave you in post #7

Yes, made all the changes as suggest but the login does not hide and the frmMenu does not show up. Strange

 

[bob fitz]

Yes, made all the changes as suggest but the login does not hide and the frmMenu does not show up. Strange

Where do you have the code and have you checked that the code does actually run

 

[JPR]

Hi, the code is in the AfterUpdate Event. The code does run without the Forms!Login.visible = True line. It works also if I put it in the OnChange event (without the hide line).

Private Sub cboLogIn_AfterUpdate()
DoCmd.Echo False, ""
DoCmd.OpenForm "FrmMenu", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal
DoCmd.Maximize
Forms!login.Visible = True
End Sub

 

[bob fitz]

Why do you keep using the line:
Forms!login.Visible = True

This makes the form visible

As I've stated before, this line needs to be:
Forms!login.Visible = FALSE

 

[JPR]

Sorry, my type. I did change the code to false but still getting the same problem. I cannot view any form.
By the way, I created a similar macro and converted it to VB. It's the only way works (although not the correct way)

DoCmd.Echo False, ""
DoCmd.OpenForm "LogIn", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal
DoCmd.Minimize
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmMenu", acNormal, "", "", , acNormal
DoCmd.Maximize
DoCmd.SelectObject acForm, "Login", True
DoCmd.Minimize

 

[bob fitz]

Remove the line:
DoCmd.Echo False, ""

or Add:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""

as the last line of code

 

[JPR]

Finally works!!! Thank for your help.