Excel Application to MS Access Application

[KTS]

Hi Everyone

After using below mentioned code i can use excel as an application, but how
come i can do the same in access.


Thanks'
KTS

Option Explicit

'API functions
Private Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" _
Alias "GetWindowLongA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" _
Alias "SetWindowLongA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal nIndex As Long, _
ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As
Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, _
ByVal X As Long, _
ByVal Y As Long, _
ByVal cx As Long, _
ByVal cy As Long, _
ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" _
Alias "FindWindowA" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal lpWindowName As String) As
Long
Private Declare Function GetActiveWindow Lib "user32.dll" _
() As Long
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" _
Alias "SendMessageA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal wMsg As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
lParam As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function DrawMenuBar Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long

'Constants
Private Const SWP_NOMOVE = &H2
Private Const SWP_NOSIZE = &H1
Private Const GWL_EXSTYLE = (-20)
Private Const HWND_TOP = 0
Private Const SWP_NOACTIVATE = &H10
Private Const SWP_HIDEWINDOW = &H80
Private Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40
Private Const WS_EX_APPWINDOW = &H40000
Private Const GWL_STYLE = (-16)
Private Const WS_MINIMIZEBOX = &H20000
Private Const SWP_FRAMECHANGED = &H20
Private Const WM_SETICON = &H80
Private Const ICON_SMALL = 0&
Private Const ICON_BIG = 1&

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Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
AddIcon 'Add an icon on the titlebar
AddMinimiseButton 'Add a Minimize button to Userform
AppTasklist Me 'Add this userform into the Task bar
End Sub

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Private Sub AddIcon()
'Add an icon on the titlebar
Dim hWnd As Long
Dim lngRet As Long
Dim hIcon As Long
hIcon = Sheet1.Image1.Picture.Handle
hWnd = FindWindow(vbNullString, Me.Caption)
lngRet = SendMessage(hWnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL, ByVal hIcon)
lngRet = SendMessage(hWnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_BIG, ByVal hIcon)
lngRet = DrawMenuBar(hWnd)
End Sub

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Private Sub AddMinimiseButton()
'//Add a Minimize button to Userform
Dim hWnd As Long
hWnd = GetActiveWindow
Call SetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_STYLE, _
GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_STYLE) Or _
WS_MINIMIZEBOX)
Call SetWindowPos(hWnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _
SWP_FRAMECHANGED Or _
SWP_NOMOVE Or _
SWP_NOSIZE)
End Sub

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Private Sub AppTasklist(myForm)
'Add this userform into the Task bar
Dim WStyle As Long
Dim Result As Long
Dim hWnd As Long

hWnd = FindWindow(vbNullString, myForm.Caption)
WStyle = GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE)
WStyle = WStyle Or WS_EX_APPWINDOW
Result = SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 0, 0, _
SWP_NOMOVE Or _
SWP_NOSIZE Or _
SWP_NOACTIVATE Or _
SWP_HIDEWINDOW)
Result = SetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, WStyle)
Result = SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 0, 0, _
SWP_NOMOVE Or _
SWP_NOSIZE Or _
SWP_NOACTIVATE Or _
SWP_SHOWWINDOW)
End Sub

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--

Private Sub UserForm_QueryClose(Cancel As Integer, CloseMode As
Integer)
Application.Visible = True
End Sub

And you need to place the following in a standard module to show a
userform.

Option Explicit

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--

Sub Autpen()
Application.Visible = False
UserForm1.Show
End Sub

 

[Adrian C]

Hi Everyone

After using below mentioned code i can use excel as an application, but how
come i can do the same in access.

<snip (after trying the code)>

Good for quick and dirty but for the forms interface (for both Excel &
Access), I'd use another programming environment to do this kind of
stuff. Maybe VB or some other .net technology. Access/Excel can still
sit behind if you need their data services.

You are pushing stuff that can break terribly IMO.

 

[Adrian C]

You are pushing stuff that can break terribly IMO.

Anyway, here's how.

API: Manipulate Access Window
http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0019.htm