Maintaining column size in datasheet view

I have a database with several forms and subforms. All
the subforms are in datasheet view for ease of data entry
and for quick viewing of data. Some of the datasheets
span the entire width of the screen, so I have all the
datasheet columns set up to be able to hold the data
without needing to scroll horizontally. However, the
column widths can still be adjusted manually, which
sometimes happens accidentally by the users. When this
results in larger columns, the horizontal scroll bar
appears and the datasheet "jumps" horizontally when
putting in data. Is there a way I can prevent the manual
rezising of columns?

You guys/gals are the greatest...you've always come to my
rescue!

Here is a previous post of mine on this subject.

From: Stephen Lebans
)
Subject: Freeze Column?
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microsoft.public.access.formscoding,
Date: 2003-12-24 11:53:00 PST

For programmatic control for forms in Datasheet view my standard
response is:

1) Michael Kaplan has an excellent article on manipulating Datasheets
he
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de.../en-us/dnsmart
01/html/sa01b1.asp

2) An API solution is he
http://www.lebans.com/autocolumnwidth.htm
The AutoSizing project also contains a method to FREEZE the
ColumnWidths.


After reading Michael's article you would then do something similiar
along these lines:

From: Bill Murphy )
Subject: Freezing columns in a continuous subform


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Date: 2004-03-31 13:03:23 PST



Thanks Stephen. In Michael Kaplan's article I found a tip which led me
to
the answer. Here's some sample code that I am using in the load event
of a
data sheet subform which works well:

' Freeze each column needed

Me![Project].SetFocus
DoCmd.RunCommand (acCmdFreezeColumn)

Me![Lender#].SetFocus
DoCmd.RunCommand (acCmdFreezeColumn)

Me![Loan#].SetFocus
DoCmd.RunCommand (acCmdFreezeColumn)

All three columns will be frozen at the left of the data sheet, and the
user
can scroll horizontally for all other columns in the data sheet.

Bill




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"Susan" wrote in message
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I have a database with several forms and subforms. All
the subforms are in datasheet view for ease of data entry
and for quick viewing of data. Some of the datasheets
span the entire width of the screen, so I have all the
datasheet columns set up to be able to hold the data
without needing to scroll horizontally. However, the
column widths can still be adjusted manually, which
sometimes happens accidentally by the users. When this
results in larger columns, the horizontal scroll bar
appears and the datasheet "jumps" horizontally when
putting in data. Is there a way I can prevent the manual
rezising of columns?

You guys/gals are the greatest...you've always come to my
rescue!