Properties bug

[Rob Sang]

Has anyone else come across a bug where it is impossible to bring up the properties for an object in a form? I right click them and go down to properties and click and . . . nothing! It's gone, restarting doesn't work, it happens on all databases and even a reinstall doesn't seem to have fixed it so far.

 

[KenHigg]

Maybe you accidentally moved it to very edge of your screen and just can't see it. Try changing your screen resolution to a higher setting (example: If it's 800x600, try 1024x768). Then open the db and maximize the application window and see if the properties window shows up on the outer edge of the screen. Just a thought

kh

 

[Rob Sang]

An interesting idea, but it still ain't there at maximum resolution

 

[Rob Sang]

Actually, I think we've tracked down the problem to a botched Windows upgrade (SP2) rather than anything in Access.

 

[KenHigg]

Cool. My brain was overheating on this one...

I was going to guess registry...

kh

 

[Rob Sang]

Well it probably is something obscure in the registry. The window is opening (or rather, an object is being created in memory) but not drawing to the screen.

 

[KenHigg]

So you just going to re-install the os?

kh

 

[Rob Sang]

Someone from IT department is coming to do a "repair" install in the morning. Another day lost.

 

[KenHigg]

Well it probably is something obscure in the registry. The window is opening (or rather, an object is being created in memory) but not drawing to the screen.

How did you know this?

kh

 

[Rob Sang]

Attempting to open the properties window takes the focus away from the main window and the status bar shows that one of the properties is selected. You can use the cursor to change which property is selected by pressing up and down.

Basically, the window is being instantiated but the required call to its redraw function is not being made.