My Startup is not functioning correctly

A

Ayo

Everything I setup the Startup screen and open it up the database again, my
selection is changed. And I have to do the set up all over again. What is
going on here?
Thanks for the help.
 
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Tom Wickerath

Hi Ayo,

Are you saying that settings you specify under Tools | Startup... are not
"sticking"? For example, the settings for Application Title, Display
Form/Page, Display Database Window option, etc? If so, I cannot say that
I've ever experienced this, but I have experienced user-entered settings
under File | Database Properties not sticking (for example the Title,
Subject, Author, etc. In this case, the only way I found to fix this
situation was to create a new database container and import all objects.

I give specific instructions on how to do this, on page 3 of the current
copy of a Word document that I call "Access Links.doc". You are welcome to
download a zipped copy, available here:

http://www.accessmvp.com/TWickerath/


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP
http://www.accessmvp.com/TWickerath/
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
__________________________________________
 
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James

Hi Ayo,

Are you saying that settings you specify under Tools | Startup... are not
"sticking"? For example, the settings for Application Title, Display
Form/Page, Display Database Window option, etc?  If so, I cannot say that
I've ever experienced this, but I have experienced user-entered settings
under File | Database Properties not sticking (for example the Title,
Subject, Author, etc. In this case, the only way I found to fix this
situation was to create a new database container and import all objects.

I give specific instructions on how to do this, on page 3 of the current
copy of a Word document that I call "Access Links.doc". You are welcome to
download a zipped copy, available here:

     http://www.accessmvp.com/TWickerath/

Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVPhttp://www.accessmvp.com/TWickerath/http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
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If you are on an organisation's network then it may be group policy
settings affecting this. Check with whoever administers this in your
organisation.

Regards
James
 
J

John W. Vinson

Everything I setup the Startup screen and open it up the database again, my
selection is changed. And I have to do the set up all over again. What is
going on here?
Thanks for the help.
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Do you have a "split" database, with a separate frontend and backend? Is so,
is it possible that your frontend is being overwritten by some automated
program that copies a master copy of the frontend onto your computer?

John W. Vinson [MVP]
 
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Ayo

The database is not split. That is what I intend to do next so that I can
distribute this when I'm done. But I won't be able to do that with the
particular problem. And I don't remember writing and code to make this one
form the startup. Everytime I set the startup, close access and open it back
up, it works fine. But if I close access again and open it again, it has
change over.
Is there a way to do this in code? I think that is my best option right now.
 
T

Tom Wickerath

Hi Ayo,
Is there a way to do this in code? I think that is my best option right now.
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Have you tried importing all objects into a new DB container, as I indicated
in my first reply? This procedure is usually pretty quick to carry out. Use
the detailed instructions I mentioned previously. You do need to unhide any
user-created objects that may have had their hidden attribute set, in order
to do this. If you do need to check the option to show hidden objects, do not
try importing the MSYS system tables. They would come in as MSYSName_1 (ie.
with an underscore 1 suffix), and they're really not useful to you anyways.

Try this simple fix first, before trying more elaborate and complicated
schemes.


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP
http://www.accessmvp.com/TWickerath/
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
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