Sub-Switchboard design

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sendahook

Jeff said:
"sendahook" (e-mail address removed) wrote in
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Hello,
I have created a main switchboard in Access 2002 that contains links
to
sub-switchboards. My question is how do I change the layout design
of
the main switchboard without affecting the design of the
sub-switchboards? I assume this can be done, just can't figure out
how. Any help would be greatly appreciated.-

If you are using the built-in Switchboard Manager then this would
be exceedingly difficult to do. The SBM uses ONE form for
everything. Through code it changes the options on the form
based on the menus you have created through the wizard. In
Design View, if you add/change something, the changes will
show on all sub-menus. You could show/hide various controls
through code based on the currently shown sub-menu, but
this would become very cumbersome. You might be better off
creating your own Switchboard-type main form and other forms
for the sub menus.

Thank You, Jeff.

I have been doing some research on this and came to the same conclusion
- that I might be better off just making my own menu forms from
scratch.

Thanks again!!!
 
J

Jeff Conrad

I have been doing some research on this and came to the same conclusion
- that I might be better off just making my own menu forms from
scratch.

Thanks again!!!

No problem, glad to help.
When you reach the point of needing more control over your
main Switchboard form and would like to really customize it,
then it is time to create something yourself.

Good luck with your project.
 

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