Why doesn't this work?!? (Visible property)

[snoopy75]

I'm trying to create a hidden form. So in the form's Open event, I put:

Me.Visible = False

However, the form still opens visible. What am I doing wrong?

 

[jebry]

Hi!

A couple of ideas. First, if you are opening the form from code or a macro then set the window mode to hidden. In code:

DoCmd.OpenForm "FormName", , , , , acHidden

If the form is to be invisible all of the time, then set the visible property to no in the form's property sheet.

hth
Jeff Bridgham

 

[Skeptik]

Hi! you can do like jebry said, or you can also open the form trough a macro and set the macro to open the form invisible!

Good luck!

Skep

 

[Francescina]

ACCESS automatically sets the visibility property of forms to "true" when the form gets/has the focus.
So you first have change the focus by opening another form This form receives the focus automatically. Then you set the .visible property of the first form to FALSE.
Attention: As soon as you switch back to the invisible form this form will be visible again.