Microsoft KB Archive/186577

= ACC97: Form May Not Refresh with a Short Refresh Interval =

Article ID: 186577

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186577





SYMPTOMS
The data in a form will refresh when the form is first opened, but after the form is open a few minutes, it will not refresh.



CAUSE
You have a form that is based on a linked table and the Refresh Interval is set to a low number (fewer than five seconds.)



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

To temporarily resolve this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Increase the Refresh Interval
You can avoid this problem by using a longer Refresh Interval. To change the Refresh Interval, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the Advanced tab.
 * 3) In the Refresh Interval(sec) box, type a number larger than five.
 * 4) Click OK.

Method 2: Use the Timer Event
You can use the Timer event to force the form to refresh the query results. To do so, follow these steps:

  Type the following code for the form's OnTimer property event procedure:

Private Sub Form_Timer

Me.Requery

End Sub  Set the form's TimerInterval property to the desired time interval.

NOTE: The time interval is measured in milliseconds. For example, to get the form to requery every second you would type 1000.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

Additional query words: high low

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB186577

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