Make command buttons remain static when form scrolls horizontally

[Garyth]

Hi

I have a continuous form based on a query. Each row has a View and a Print
button to view/print details for that specific row. The rows are now
becoming quite long and I need to scroll horizontally to view the entire row
- however when I do this the View/Print buttons disappear - I want them to
remain static on the left side when I scroll.

Here is an example of how it looks:

Status Date Type Number etc etc
etc etc

VIEW PRINT XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
VIEW PRINT XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
VIEW PRINT XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
VIEW PRINT XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
VIEW PRINT XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
VIEW PRINT XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
VIEW PRINT XXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

<------------------------------------------------------------------->

How do I go about doing this ? Is there some kind of property available
that will do this ? I'd prefer not to use subforms but if that is the only
way...

Thanks for your help.

 

[Tom van Stiphout]

On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:31:02 -0800, Garyth

Since a user can only interact with one row at a time, why not allow
selecting of a row (set RecordSelectors=Yes) and have one pair of
buttons in the Form Header or Footer?

-Tom.
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[Garyth]

Yes thanks - that is a good suggestion and will probably work for me.

I am still however wondering if it is posible to make sections of a form
remain static on a horizontal basis though ? Obviously you can use the
Form/Page header/footer on a vertical basis but across the form as well ?