Microsoft KB Archive/158939

= ACC2: Modal Behavior Disabled By Restore, Minimize, & Maximize =

Article ID: 158939

Article Last Modified on 7/1/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q158939



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.



SYMPTOMS
If you set the Modal property of a form to Yes, the modal behavior of the form is partially disabled if you use the Minimize, Maximize, or Restore actions or methods on the form.



RESOLUTION
After you use Minimize, Maximize, or Restore, reset the Modal property of the form. In the following examples, replace  with the name of your modal form:

In a Macro
  Macro Name  Action Test1      Restore SetValue

Test1 Action Arguments -  SetValue:

Item: Forms![].Modal Expression: True

In Access Basic Code
  DoCmd Restore Forms![].Modal = True



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version 2.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 7.0.



MORE INFORMATION
When you use Restore, Minimize, or Maximize actions or methods on a modal form, the modal behavior is partially disabled because the form no longer retains the focus until you close it. You can change the focus to other database objects while the modal form is open.

Other modal behavior is unchanged. For example, the Modal property of the Form is still set to Yes, and Form Design on the View menu is unavailable.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Open the Nwind.mdb sample database. Create a new blank form in Design view and set the Modal property to Yes.  Set the OnLoad property of the form to the following event procedure:

Sub Form_Load DoCmd Restore End Sub </li> Save the form as ModalTest and close it.</li> Open the ModalTest form. Note that while the form is open you can click the database window and switch the focus away from the modal form.</li></ol>

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