Creating Forms is tedious

Hi,


use a sub-form?


Vanderghast, Access MVP


"John Marshall, MVP" wrote in message
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Ideally I would like to see the form designers have the ability to create
a set of objects that can be placed on a page and that modifying these
objects would be reflected across all forms that use the objects.


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I had considered sub forms for some of the common elements, ie customer
description, but not for some of the smaller groupings.

John... Visio MVP

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"Michel Walsh" vanderghast@VirusAreFunnierThanSpam wrote in message
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Hi,


use a sub-form?


Vanderghast, Access MVP


"John Marshall, MVP" wrote in message
...


(...)


Ideally I would like to see the form designers have the ability to create
a set of objects that can be placed on a page and that modifying these
objects would be reflected across all forms that use the objects.


(...)

Hi,


Alternatively, you can use the unsupported functions SaveAsText, to get
the an all text representation of your Access object, edit it from a text
editor, and LoadAsText the modified text. At your own risks.

Application.SaveAsText acForm, FormName, fullPathAndFileNameDotTxt

Would produce the text representation of your form.

That is not completely an automatism, but it may be somehow easier than
to open the form in design mode and use VBA automation to modify the
controls.

Being not supported, these functions may change in behavior from
versions to versions, and can even kill an application. Not necessary a good
idea to use such possible bomb in application deliver to many clients.


Vanderghast, Access MVP


"John Marshall, MVP" wrote in message
...
I had considered sub forms for some of the common elements, ie customer
description, but not for some of the smaller groupings.

John... Visio MVP

Need stencils or ideas? http://www.mvps.org/visio/3rdparty.htm
Need VBA examples? http://www.mvps.org/visio/VBA.htm
Common Visio Questions http://www.mvps.org/visio/common_questions.htm
"Michel Walsh" vanderghast@VirusAreFunnierThanSpam wrote in message
...
Hi,


use a sub-form?


Vanderghast, Access MVP


"John Marshall, MVP" wrote in message
...


(...)


Ideally I would like to see the form designers have the ability to
create a set of objects that can be placed on a page and that modifying
these objects would be reflected across all forms that use the objects.


(...)