AllowBypass Key

[kerry]

When I run the code that turns off the ability to use the SHIFT key to get
into the database it won't open my switchboard form now. What do I need to in
order to turn off the SHIFT key ability and to have the switchboard form open
and the database works as it normally would?

The code that I'm using right now for the SHIFT key turnoff:

Public Function SetProperties(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
varPropValue As Variant) As Integer

On Error GoTo Err_SetProperties
Dim db As DAO.Database, prp As DAO.Property
Set db = Currentdb
db.Properties(strPropName) = varPropValue
SetProperties = True
Set db = Nothing

Exit_SetProperties:
Exit Function

Err_SetProperties:
If Err = 3270 Then 'Property not found
Set prp = db.CreateProperty(strPropName, varPropType, varPropValue)
db.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else

SetProperties = False
MsgBox "SetProperties", Err.Number, Err.Description
Resume Exit_SetProperties
End If
End Function

 

[Klatuu]

The two are not related. There is something else you are doing that is
causing your switchboard not to open. Is your switchboard identified in the
startup form/page option? If not, what is? Where are you running the code
below from?

 

[kerry]

My switchboard form is set in the startup form option. I have the code under
a module and then I just ran the following in an Intermediate window because
I read another article online from someone that said you should only have to
run it once and the SHIFT key would be disabled for good after that.

SetProperties "AllowBypassKey", dbBoolean, False 'Dissallow "SHIFT" to
bypass login

The code below is what runs on the open of the Switchboard form. Is there
something wrong with this? OR do I have the AllowBypassKey code in the wrong
place? My other question is how do I make a different set of shortcut keys or
something else so me as an ADMIN can still bypass the startup form etc.?

Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
' Minimize the database window and initialize the form.

' Move to the switchboard page that is marked as the default.
Me.Filter = "[ItemNumber] = 0 AND [Argument] = 'Default' "
Me.FilterOn = True

End Sub

 

[Klatuu]

Here is the code from one of my apps:

Called like this:
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, True ' Allows ByPass
or
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, False ' Prohibits ByPass

This is the function:
Function ChangeProperty(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
blnPropValue As Variant) As Integer
Dim dbs As Object, prp As Variant
Const conPropNotFoundError = 3270

Set dbs = CurrentDb
On Error GoTo Change_Err
dbs.Properties(strPropName) = blnPropValue
ChangeProperty = True

Change_Bye:
Exit Function

Change_Err:
If Err = conPropNotFoundError Then ' Property not found.
Set prp = dbs.CreateProperty(strPropName, _
varPropType, blnPropValue)
dbs.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else
' Unknown error.
ChangeProperty = False
Resume Change_Bye
End If
End Function

Now, as to getting in for developement. There are a couple of ways to do
this.

One would be to have a constant in the open event of the startup event that
would tell the code whether to turn bypass on or off. Keep the constant
value so that it always turns it on (you can get in) in your development
copy. Once you are ready to put the app into production and just before you
deliver it, change the constant so it turns bypass off.

Dim blnByPass As Boolean
Const conByPass As Boolean = True

ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, conByPass ' Allows ByPass

If you are using Security you could do what you are considering, and allow
only a specifc user name to turn it back on. The only trick is, once you
have set it back on, you have to close the mdb and reopen it to get back in.

My switchboard form is set in the startup form option. I have the code under
a module and then I just ran the following in an Intermediate window because
I read another article online from someone that said you should only have to
run it once and the SHIFT key would be disabled for good after that.

SetProperties "AllowBypassKey", dbBoolean, False 'Dissallow "SHIFT" to
bypass login

The code below is what runs on the open of the Switchboard form. Is there
something wrong with this? OR do I have the AllowBypassKey code in the wrong
place? My other question is how do I make a different set of shortcut keys or
something else so me as an ADMIN can still bypass the startup form etc.?

Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
' Minimize the database window and initialize the form.

' Move to the switchboard page that is marked as the default.
Me.Filter = "[ItemNumber] = 0 AND [Argument] = 'Default' "
Me.FilterOn = True

End Sub

The two are not related. There is something else you are doing that is
causing your switchboard not to open. Is your switchboard identified in the
startup form/page option? If not, what is? Where are you running the code
below from?

 

[kerry]

Is it possible to set my login to always turn the Shift key bypass to on? If
so, how would I go about doing something like that?

We do have security within the database setup so each user has there own
username and password. The reason I need my username and password to always
turn the bypass key on is because the previous programmer didn't keep the
frontends all the same for each user so I'm having to make changes to each
one of there frontends because no one knows all of the different changes he
made.

Thanks a lot for your help so far. I appreciate it.

Here is the code from one of my apps:

Called like this:
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, True ' Allows ByPass
or
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, False ' Prohibits ByPass

This is the function:
Function ChangeProperty(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
blnPropValue As Variant) As Integer
Dim dbs As Object, prp As Variant
Const conPropNotFoundError = 3270

Set dbs = CurrentDb
On Error GoTo Change_Err
dbs.Properties(strPropName) = blnPropValue
ChangeProperty = True

Change_Bye:
Exit Function

Change_Err:
If Err = conPropNotFoundError Then ' Property not found.
Set prp = dbs.CreateProperty(strPropName, _
varPropType, blnPropValue)
dbs.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else
' Unknown error.
ChangeProperty = False
Resume Change_Bye
End If
End Function

Now, as to getting in for developement. There are a couple of ways to do
this.

One would be to have a constant in the open event of the startup event that
would tell the code whether to turn bypass on or off. Keep the constant
value so that it always turns it on (you can get in) in your development
copy. Once you are ready to put the app into production and just before you
deliver it, change the constant so it turns bypass off.

Dim blnByPass As Boolean
Const conByPass As Boolean = True

ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, conByPass ' Allows ByPass

If you are using Security you could do what you are considering, and allow
only a specifc user name to turn it back on. The only trick is, once you
have set it back on, you have to close the mdb and reopen it to get back in.

My switchboard form is set in the startup form option. I have the code under
a module and then I just ran the following in an Intermediate window because
I read another article online from someone that said you should only have to
run it once and the SHIFT key would be disabled for good after that.

SetProperties "AllowBypassKey", dbBoolean, False 'Dissallow "SHIFT" to
bypass login

The code below is what runs on the open of the Switchboard form. Is there
something wrong with this? OR do I have the AllowBypassKey code in the wrong
place? My other question is how do I make a different set of shortcut keys or
something else so me as an ADMIN can still bypass the startup form etc.?

Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
' Minimize the database window and initialize the form.

' Move to the switchboard page that is marked as the default.
Me.Filter = "[ItemNumber] = 0 AND [Argument] = 'Default' "
Me.FilterOn = True

End Sub

The two are not related. There is something else you are doing that is
causing your switchboard not to open. Is your switchboard identified in the
startup form/page option? If not, what is? Where are you running the code
below from?


:

When I run the code that turns off the ability to use the SHIFT key to get
into the database it won't open my switchboard form now. What do I need to in
order to turn off the SHIFT key ability and to have the switchboard form open
and the database works as it normally would?

The code that I'm using right now for the SHIFT key turnoff:

Public Function SetProperties(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
varPropValue As Variant) As Integer

On Error GoTo Err_SetProperties
Dim db As DAO.Database, prp As DAO.Property
Set db = Currentdb
db.Properties(strPropName) = varPropValue
SetProperties = True
Set db = Nothing

Exit_SetProperties:
Exit Function

Err_SetProperties:
If Err = 3270 Then 'Property not found
Set prp = db.CreateProperty(strPropName, varPropType, varPropValue)
db.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else

SetProperties = False
MsgBox "SetProperties", Err.Number, Err.Description
Resume Exit_SetProperties
End If
End Function

 

[Klatuu]

If UserName = "your user name" Then
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, True ' Allows ByPass
Else
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, False ' Prohibits ByPass
End If

Is it possible to set my login to always turn the Shift key bypass to on? If
so, how would I go about doing something like that?

We do have security within the database setup so each user has there own
username and password. The reason I need my username and password to always
turn the bypass key on is because the previous programmer didn't keep the
frontends all the same for each user so I'm having to make changes to each
one of there frontends because no one knows all of the different changes he
made.

Thanks a lot for your help so far. I appreciate it.

Here is the code from one of my apps:

Called like this:
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, True ' Allows ByPass
or
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, False ' Prohibits ByPass

This is the function:
Function ChangeProperty(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
blnPropValue As Variant) As Integer
Dim dbs As Object, prp As Variant
Const conPropNotFoundError = 3270

Set dbs = CurrentDb
On Error GoTo Change_Err
dbs.Properties(strPropName) = blnPropValue
ChangeProperty = True

Change_Bye:
Exit Function

Change_Err:
If Err = conPropNotFoundError Then ' Property not found.
Set prp = dbs.CreateProperty(strPropName, _
varPropType, blnPropValue)
dbs.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else
' Unknown error.
ChangeProperty = False
Resume Change_Bye
End If
End Function

Now, as to getting in for developement. There are a couple of ways to do
this.

One would be to have a constant in the open event of the startup event that
would tell the code whether to turn bypass on or off. Keep the constant
value so that it always turns it on (you can get in) in your development
copy. Once you are ready to put the app into production and just before you
deliver it, change the constant so it turns bypass off.

Dim blnByPass As Boolean
Const conByPass As Boolean = True

ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, conByPass ' Allows ByPass

If you are using Security you could do what you are considering, and allow
only a specifc user name to turn it back on. The only trick is, once you
have set it back on, you have to close the mdb and reopen it to get back in.

My switchboard form is set in the startup form option. I have the code under
a module and then I just ran the following in an Intermediate window because
I read another article online from someone that said you should only have to
run it once and the SHIFT key would be disabled for good after that.

SetProperties "AllowBypassKey", dbBoolean, False 'Dissallow "SHIFT" to
bypass login

The code below is what runs on the open of the Switchboard form. Is there
something wrong with this? OR do I have the AllowBypassKey code in the wrong
place? My other question is how do I make a different set of shortcut keys or
something else so me as an ADMIN can still bypass the startup form etc.?

Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
' Minimize the database window and initialize the form.

' Move to the switchboard page that is marked as the default.
Me.Filter = "[ItemNumber] = 0 AND [Argument] = 'Default' "
Me.FilterOn = True

End Sub


:

The two are not related. There is something else you are doing that is
causing your switchboard not to open. Is your switchboard identified in the
startup form/page option? If not, what is? Where are you running the code
below from?


:

When I run the code that turns off the ability to use the SHIFT key to get
into the database it won't open my switchboard form now. What do I need to in
order to turn off the SHIFT key ability and to have the switchboard form open
and the database works as it normally would?

The code that I'm using right now for the SHIFT key turnoff:

Public Function SetProperties(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
varPropValue As Variant) As Integer

On Error GoTo Err_SetProperties
Dim db As DAO.Database, prp As DAO.Property
Set db = Currentdb
db.Properties(strPropName) = varPropValue
SetProperties = True
Set db = Nothing

Exit_SetProperties:
Exit Function

Err_SetProperties:
If Err = 3270 Then 'Property not found
Set prp = db.CreateProperty(strPropName, varPropType, varPropValue)
db.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else

SetProperties = False
MsgBox "SetProperties", Err.Number, Err.Description
Resume Exit_SetProperties
End If
End Function

 

[kerry]

Where would I put this? I'm new at coding some I'm not sure. Before I just
ran the one line once in the Intermediate window and it seemed to work. Now
I'm not sure.

If UserName = "your user name" Then
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, True ' Allows ByPass
Else
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, False ' Prohibits ByPass
End If

Is it possible to set my login to always turn the Shift key bypass to on? If
so, how would I go about doing something like that?

We do have security within the database setup so each user has there own
username and password. The reason I need my username and password to always
turn the bypass key on is because the previous programmer didn't keep the
frontends all the same for each user so I'm having to make changes to each
one of there frontends because no one knows all of the different changes he
made.

Thanks a lot for your help so far. I appreciate it.

Here is the code from one of my apps:

Called like this:
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, True ' Allows ByPass
or
ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, False ' Prohibits ByPass

This is the function:
Function ChangeProperty(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
blnPropValue As Variant) As Integer
Dim dbs As Object, prp As Variant
Const conPropNotFoundError = 3270

Set dbs = CurrentDb
On Error GoTo Change_Err
dbs.Properties(strPropName) = blnPropValue
ChangeProperty = True

Change_Bye:
Exit Function

Change_Err:
If Err = conPropNotFoundError Then ' Property not found.
Set prp = dbs.CreateProperty(strPropName, _
varPropType, blnPropValue)
dbs.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else
' Unknown error.
ChangeProperty = False
Resume Change_Bye
End If
End Function

Now, as to getting in for developement. There are a couple of ways to do
this.

One would be to have a constant in the open event of the startup event that
would tell the code whether to turn bypass on or off. Keep the constant
value so that it always turns it on (you can get in) in your development
copy. Once you are ready to put the app into production and just before you
deliver it, change the constant so it turns bypass off.

Dim blnByPass As Boolean
Const conByPass As Boolean = True

ChangeProperty "AllowBypassKey", 1, conByPass ' Allows ByPass

If you are using Security you could do what you are considering, and allow
only a specifc user name to turn it back on. The only trick is, once you
have set it back on, you have to close the mdb and reopen it to get back in.

:

My switchboard form is set in the startup form option. I have the code under
a module and then I just ran the following in an Intermediate window because
I read another article online from someone that said you should only have to
run it once and the SHIFT key would be disabled for good after that.

SetProperties "AllowBypassKey", dbBoolean, False 'Dissallow "SHIFT" to
bypass login

The code below is what runs on the open of the Switchboard form. Is there
something wrong with this? OR do I have the AllowBypassKey code in the wrong
place? My other question is how do I make a different set of shortcut keys or
something else so me as an ADMIN can still bypass the startup form etc.?

Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
' Minimize the database window and initialize the form.

' Move to the switchboard page that is marked as the default.
Me.Filter = "[ItemNumber] = 0 AND [Argument] = 'Default' "
Me.FilterOn = True

End Sub


:

The two are not related. There is something else you are doing that is
causing your switchboard not to open. Is your switchboard identified in the
startup form/page option? If not, what is? Where are you running the code
below from?


:

When I run the code that turns off the ability to use the SHIFT key to get
into the database it won't open my switchboard form now. What do I need to in
order to turn off the SHIFT key ability and to have the switchboard form open
and the database works as it normally would?

The code that I'm using right now for the SHIFT key turnoff:

Public Function SetProperties(strPropName As String, varPropType As Variant,
varPropValue As Variant) As Integer

On Error GoTo Err_SetProperties
Dim db As DAO.Database, prp As DAO.Property
Set db = Currentdb
db.Properties(strPropName) = varPropValue
SetProperties = True
Set db = Nothing

Exit_SetProperties:
Exit Function

Err_SetProperties:
If Err = 3270 Then 'Property not found
Set prp = db.CreateProperty(strPropName, varPropType, varPropValue)
db.Properties.Append prp
Resume Next
Else

SetProperties = False
MsgBox "SetProperties", Err.Number, Err.Description
Resume Exit_SetProperties
End If
End Function