I can't believe no one knows the answer

[Gordon Jones]

I have two unanswered postings that boil down to "Why doesn't Access 2002
under Vista recognize an F1 key being pressed?" I have been forced to put
about 60 buttons on forms to do something that the F1 key is supposed to do
-- bring up my help files in context. This is
rediculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

You may not realize this, but these newsgroups are manned strictly by unpaid
volunteers who do not work for Microsoft.

"Ridiculous" is a bit strong...

 

[Gordon Jones]

I am well aware of the fact.
--
Gordon Jones

You may not realize this, but these newsgroups are manned strictly by unpaid
volunteers who do not work for Microsoft.

"Ridiculous" is a bit strong...

 

[tina]

well, one advantage of being unpaid volunteers, is that we get to choose
which posts to answer and which to ignore. personally, i steer clear of
posts that display a bad attitude or chip on the shoulder from the get-go;
i'd have to get paid, to put myself in the position of interacting with
unpleasant people. but maybe there are others here more generous than i;
good luck with resolving your question.

 

[Danny J. Lesandrini]

Well, you're assuming the issue has to do with Access and not Vista. I'm not
using Vista, so I can 't help you, but I can tell you that my new keyboard has a
button that toggles the F keys on and off. When my F11 key fails to bring up
the database, I say, "Oh yeah ... gotta toggle them things on."

What makes you think it's Access's fault? Do any of your F keys work? Do
they work for other applications but not Access. Have you done *any* debugging
at all in this?

--
Danny J. Lesandrini
(e-mail address removed)
www.amazecreations.com

...

 

[Gordon Jones]

There are instructions from MS concerning F1 not working with help files
about creating a module with 3 functions, and a macto with "AutoKeys" that
intercepts the F1 key and directs the action to the "HelpEntry()" function
(one of the three). I have flollowed those instructions and placed stops in
these to displlay the HelpContext name and ID. When I press the F1 key from
within my Access program (which worked before with the .hlp program), it
doesn't go to the HelpEntry function. I put a help button on my form(s) and
OnClick tells it to execute the HelpEntry function and it works -- brings up
the help topic.

When I display the Database form, the F keys work. When I press Alt+F1 from
Access, I get the Microsoft Access Help. From MS Access Basic, when I press
the F1 only, i get the Microsoft Access Help. From my program, when I press
F1, I get no response, and can't trigger a trap. So my assumption is that it
isn't recognizing F1 from my program (which, as I said before, it recognized
and sent me to MyProgram.hlp.)

And if anyone else thinks I have bad manners, I am truly sorry. I didn't
mean to offend. But if this is the only path MS has for help, then MS needs
to make a little investment.

 

[David W. Fenton]

When I press the F1 key from
within my Access program (which worked before with the .hlp
program), it doesn't go to the HelpEntry function.

I seem to remember that traditional Windows help was removed from
Vista, and now you only have HTML Help.

 

[Gordon Jones]

--
Gordon Jones

I seem to remember that traditional Windows help was removed from
Vista, and now you only have HTML Help.

But thanks you for taking the time to read and respond.

Gordon

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

I seem to remember that traditional Windows help was removed from
Vista, and now you only have HTML Help.

That's correct, although there's a download available at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=6ebcfad9-d3f5-4365-8070-334cd175d4bb
that'll let you use .hlp files. However, hyperlinks in the files don't
appear to work even after that download.