how to start a form in datasheet view from the switchboard

Greetings,

I'm using access 2000 and using switch board for my menu control. I don't
want to spent too much time to design a form layout so decided to using
datasheet view instead. I've set default view as datasheet in design view,
but it always start the form in single form view. Is there a way to force
it start in datasheet view?

Thanks,
W Wang

William Wenjie Wang wrote:

Greetings,

I'm using access 2000 and using switch board for my menu control. I don't
want to spent too much time to design a form layout so decided to using
datasheet view instead. I've set default view as datasheet in design view,
but it always start the form in single form view. Is there a way to force
it start in datasheet view?

Thanks,
W Wang



Sounds strange. Are you sure you've saved the changes to your default
view? I've just tried to replicate the problem and can't.

Otherwise, why not use the Form Wizard to create your form?

Steve

Hi Stephen,

You have three options (at least) available to you.

1. You could make your form into a Continuous Form and
design it so it *looks* just like a datasheet. Then open
it in Edit mode from the Switchboard.

2. You could design your own "Switchboard-type" form and
launch all your procedures from there.

3. You can change the Switchboard code a little bit to
achieve your desired result. The Switchboard automatically
will open a form in Single view. If you change the code to
datasheet view then ALL forms will open in Datasheet view
which is probably not a good thing. If you would like to
have the best of both worlds, follow these instructions on
a BACK-UP COPY.

Open the Switchboard code. Find the area that has this:

' Constants for the commands that can be executed.
Const conCmdGotoSwitchboard = 1
Const conCmdOpenFormAdd = 2
Const conCmdOpenFormBrowse = 3
Const conCmdOpenReport = 4
Const conCmdCustomizeSwitchboard = 5
Const conCmdExitApplication = 6
Const conCmdRunMacro = 7
Const conCmdRunCode = 8

Add one more line to the list like this:

Const conCmdOpenFormDatasheet = 9

Now go a little further down the code until you come to
this area:

' Run code.
Case conCmdRunCode
Application.Run rst![Argument]

' Any other command is unrecognized.
Case Else
MsgBox "Unknown option."

In between these two areas we want to add another one for
datasheet view. Add in this new code in the middle so it
looks like this:

' Run code.
Case conCmdRunCode
Application.Run rst![Argument]

' Open a form in Datasheet Mode.
Case conCmdOpenFormDatasheet
DoCmd.OpenForm rst![Argument], acFormDS

' Any other command is unrecognized.
Case Else
MsgBox "Unknown option."

Compile and save the form.

Now you will NOT be able to use the Switchboard Wizard to
use this option. The Wizard will only use the 8 pre-
defined options. To open a form in Datasheet View you will
need to go directly to the Switchboard Items TABLE and add
it yourself. If you study the records you will figure out
what is going on. Just use the number 9 in the Command
field to open a form in datasheet view and showing all
records.

--
Jeff Conrad
Access Junkie
Bend, Oregon
Happy Birthday George Lucas
1 Year till Episode 3 (not that anyone is counting)

"Stephen Glynn" wrote in message ...
William Wenjie Wang wrote:

Greetings,

I'm using access 2000 and using switch board for my menu control. I don't
want to spent too much time to design a form layout so decided to using
datasheet view instead. I've set default view as datasheet in design view,
but it always start the form in single form view. Is there a way to force
it start in datasheet view?

Thanks,
W Wang



Sounds strange. Are you sure you've saved the changes to your default
view? I've just tried to replicate the problem and can't.

Otherwise, why not use the Form Wizard to create your form?

Steve

"Jeff Conrad" wrote in message
...
Hi Stephen,

You have three options (at least) available to you.


I'm using your option 3 to solve the problem. Thanks for the help.


Regards,
WWang