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Why use a switchboard
There seems to be a substantial number of people using a switchboard in their
databases and I have never bothered. I simply use a form with buttons for access to forms. Can anyone tell me the advantages of using switchboards? Am I missing out on an unknow functionality? Does it improve any operations? |
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Why use a switchboard
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:38:02 -0700, Bill Neilsen wrote:
There seems to be a substantial number of people using a switchboard in their databases and I have never bothered. I simply use a form with buttons for access to forms. Can anyone tell me the advantages of using switchboards? Am I missing out on an unknow functionality? Does it improve any operations? Sounds as though the form you are using *IS* a switchboard. As a matter of fact (well, my personal opinion anyway) you are much better off doing just what you have done, created your own form to be used as a switchboard. You control what it looks like, the number of controls on the form, it's method of opening forms and reports, etc., plus it's maintenance is easier. It doesn't have to be the switchboard created by the built-in inefficient Switchboard Manager. -- Fred Please respond only to this newsgroup. I do not reply to personal e-mail |
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Thanks Fredge,
I appreciate the answer, I'll keep going as I am. "fredg" wrote: On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:38:02 -0700, Bill Neilsen wrote: There seems to be a substantial number of people using a switchboard in their databases and I have never bothered. I simply use a form with buttons for access to forms. Can anyone tell me the advantages of using switchboards? Am I missing out on an unknow functionality? Does it improve any operations? Sounds as though the form you are using *IS* a switchboard. As a matter of fact (well, my personal opinion anyway) you are much better off doing just what you have done, created your own form to be used as a switchboard. You control what it looks like, the number of controls on the form, it's method of opening forms and reports, etc., plus it's maintenance is easier. It doesn't have to be the switchboard created by the built-in inefficient Switchboard Manager. -- Fred Please respond only to this newsgroup. I do not reply to personal e-mail |
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Why use a switchboard
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:38:02 -0700, Bill Neilsen
wrote: The advantage is that anyone who can click a few buttons can create it. There is no problem with creating your own form or (better) ribbon. -Tom. Microsoft Access MVP There seems to be a substantial number of people using a switchboard in their databases and I have never bothered. I simply use a form with buttons for access to forms. Can anyone tell me the advantages of using switchboards? Am I missing out on an unknow functionality? Does it improve any operations? |
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Why use a switchboard
"Bill Neilsen" wrote in message
... There seems to be a substantial number of people using a switchboard in their databases and I have never bothered. I simply use a form with buttons for access to forms. Can anyone tell me the advantages of using switchboards? Am I missing out on an unknow functionality? Does it improve any operations? I think perhaps the only additional functionality get from a switchboard, is that you can add more and more deeper menus. And, you can add more reports and "sub menus". and, you can do this by not having to add a button on the form, and also you do NOT have to create a new form for each sub menu that you make. And, you don't have to write any code for each new report or form you add to the switchboard. So it is a little bit less work to create "sub" menus that go several deep with the switchboard. I also think it's very handy for those that don't have a lot of design experience, because it comes up with a consistent layout as you add more and more buttons. So switchboards are kind of handy but to be truly honest after while I think just about everybody outgrows them after a while. If you look at the following screen shots of mind, I can well note that adding additional reports is easy, and don't have to add a new button or write any code for each new report I add to the form. (the reason for this is because I simply put the list of reports in every sport description text into a table and use the list box wizard to fill it). http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKal.../ridesrpt.html -- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada |
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