Access 2003 form resizes itself

[RvanL]

I've run across this problem on an occasional form in access 2003 in different DB's. I've setup a form to run as popup and modal w/ thin borders which runs perfectly for many months. Then when it is opened to form view from design view after a bit of tweaking to a control, it opens up to a little bitty thing where the upper left side of the form is supposed to be. It ends up as about 1/8" wide by 1/2" long. I can turn off the popup option and then the size behaves correctly, but of course it doesn't have the functionality I need.

Once this happens, I'm pretty much screwed unless I can import the form from a backup copy. Even closing the form w/o saving and closing the DB, then restarting results in the same behavior.

I've changed many of the properties on the oddly behaving form, but can't quite figure the root of the problem. Any ideas?

 

[Pampers]

Maybe you van use:
docmd.movesize a, b, c, d

to define the exact size and the placing of the form.

Pampers
Keeping it simple can be complicated

 

[RvanL]

Maybe you can use:
docmd.movesize a, b, c, d

Yah, that's an option that I have considered, but it's kinda kludgey and doesn't address the root issue.

R

 

[Pampers]

Well of course that is a personal opinion. But i find movesize sometimes handy for sizing and form behavioral problems...

Pampers
Keeping it simple can be complicated

 

[TheAceMan1]

How are ya RvanL . . .

I have [blue]queried Microsoft[/blue] so many times about this in the past (and no answers!). Aside from days of intensive searches and no results, I finally came up with my own fix!

While in [blue]form design view[/blue], hit restore!, and size at least one side! When you hit form view, you'll be able to work! . . .

[blue]Your thoughts? . . .[/blue]

See Ya! . . . . . .

Be sure to see thread181-473997
Also faq181-2886