Dynamic ControlTipText?

[Mrs. Ugh]

I am trying to find a way to show users some additional details about a
record by just holding their mouse over a particular field. I am picturing
something like the ControlTip Text, except that it needs to show specifics
for the record their mouse is over (which is not necessarily the current
record.) Anyone have any ideas on if this is even possible?

I currently open a small pop-up form with the data if they double-click the
field, but this is more cumbersome than I would like.
Thanks,
Jill Lee

 

[Jeanette Cunningham]

Hi
you can use the Mouse Move event to run some code to show a message, or put
some text in a label or text box used for showing a message to the user.
You could use the event to change what is displayed in the control tip text
for that control.
Some of the access templates available for A2000 show switchboards that use
mouse move events - you could look at these for ideas and code ideas.

Jeanette Cunningham MS Access MVP -- Melbourne Victoria Australia