View options have vanished

[Me]

Greetings.



I have an Access database that I created long back in Office 97, and then
continued using in Office 2000, but a peculiarity has developed following my
recent upgrade to Office XP.



The database includes a "startup macro" to open a front-end form containing
various options to select from.



If I open Access first, then open the database, go to the macros, and
double-click on the startup macro, the view that I get is the front-end menu
as expected, and the "form-view" toolbar is visible. And in the menu options
at the top, "View" is one of the options. Great - all as intended.



But I have a shortcut in the Taskbar that links to this database, ending in

/x startup macro



In the past when I used this, the database would open just as described
above.



But now, using that shortcut opens the database without the form-view
toolbar, and without "view" as one of the options in the menu bar top of
screen.



How can I create a shortcut icon that works as it used to?



Thanks

 

[Petrucci2000]

Hi,

My name is Eric. Thank you for using the Microsoft Access Newsgroups.

You wrote:
"...How can I create a shortcut icon that works as it used to?.."
"...have a shortcut in the Taskbar that links to this database, ending in
/x startup macro..."

Have you tried renaming your macro FROM "startup macro" TO "startupmacro"?

Just a note using "/x macroname" works but is not recommended. Preferred
methods are AutoExec macro and Startup items.

I hope this helps! If you have additional questions on this topic, please
respond back to this posting.


Regards,

Eric Butts
Microsoft Access Support

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