How to create a menu

[cpgoose]

Hi folks...any help would be great...

Say I have a movie database, with a bunch of forms. One form lets you add movies, another lets you delete movies, another lets you update movies, and so on.

How can I create a "menu" so that when the database is first opened, the user is given a few options, rather than what you normally see when you open a database. So in other words, there will be a few buttons for them to select, for example, "ADD MOVIE", "DELETE MOVIE", "UPDATE MOVIE".

Thanks for any help!

 

[TheAceMan1]

How are ya cpgoose . . . . .

Have you tried making a [purple]SwitchBoard[/purple]?

You can access via [blue]Tools[/blue] - [blue]Database Utilities[/blue] - [blue]Switchboard Manager[/blue]

See Ya! . . . . . .

 

[missinglinq]

Just out of curiosity, why separate forms for each of these functions? Why not one form where the user can add/delete/edit records?

The Missinglinq

There's ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat!

 

[cpgoose]

TheAceMan1....thanks for the idea, I've never used the switchboard before. I always thought those menus were just forms or something. Do you know how to get the switchboard to open up first when you open the db?

missinglinq, the only reason I'm doing it this way is because it calls for multiple tables.

 

[ZOR]

Go into Tools/Startup, there you can select the name of the form to first open.

 

[cpgoose]

Cool, thanks ZOR. So the switchboard can be used to point to certain forms or reports? And maybe I can throw a picture on the switchboard to make it look more official?

Or can this be done with a form, too?

 

[ZOR]

Yes, a form or switchboard can be used and customised to what you want, however although I have never used the switchboard it does have benefits of quick design and flexibilty. You can go into the switchboard form design and do what you want to change its appearance. Regards