centre form on screen

[Jen0dorf]

Hi

have several forms in the database and in each under form proporties I have set auto center to yes.

When each of the forms is opened the form is show top left ie from point 0,0



How do I get the form to show up in the middle?

thanks

Ian

[CJ_London]

the form either needs to be popup or modal or if neither of these, in the db properties (File>Options>Current Database) set the Document Window Options to Overlapping Windows

[Jen0dorf]

Hi

thanks for the reply, the latter suggestion works but does look "messy" as every button press seems to move the form.

When I do this in HTML I can get it to centre and maintain position when changing screens.

I'll have to keep experimenting

thanks

Ian

[CJ_London]

When I do this in HTML I can get it to centre and maintain position when changing screens.

what is the code for ding this? You could write equivalent code in VBA to achieve the same thing.

Not sure what you mean by every button press moves the form - it should only move if you drag it.

Just a thought - are you developing a desktop or web app - I don't use it myself but understand the latter is quite limited in what you can do

[Jen0dorf]

Hi

I'm writing a desktop applications,

I did find some VBA code to put in the form on load event

Private Sub Form_Load()

     me.move (Screen.Width - me.Width) / 2, _ 
     (Screen.Height - me.Height) / 2

End Sub

which sort of made sense to me but it throws up an error

"method or data member not found"

which I am researching.

In any web sites I design I always make sure that between screens there is no jumping of fixed items such as menus.

Centralising using CSS is relatively simple as there is a

center

command so I don't see how this can be used in a desktop database.

Although I suppose you could run a web database from a cd using WAMP? However thats a bridge to far for me at the moment

cheers

Ian

[CJ_London]

I always make sure that between screens there is no jumping of fixed items such as menus

If this is what you are experiencing then sounds like either your forms are different sizes or the same buttons are not in the same location on each form.

The screen object is an access object, not a windows object which is what I think you want.

The form will need to be located within the access window - it can only be located outside of this if it popup and/or modal

you may also find this link useful

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib.../ff845906.aspx

[Jen0dorf]

Hi

thanks for the link

Ian