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I am using user level security just fine, although it took quite a bit of
failure just to become "less nervous" about security.

What I need is for the different user groups to have a different form that
they start with. Teachers would have the frmMainTeacher, adminsitrators,
frmMainAdmin, etc.

Is there a way to accomplish this? I know you are saying, just don't allow
them access from the user level security, but I think that a different start
form is better for several reasons.

Can anyone help me?
 
I am using user level security just fine, although it took quite a bit of
failure just to become "less nervous" about security.

What I need is for the different user groups to have a different form that
they start with. Teachers would have the frmMainTeacher, adminsitrators,
frmMainAdmin, etc.

Is there a way to accomplish this? I know you are saying, just don't allow
them access from the user level security, but I think that a different start
form is better for several reasons.

Can anyone help me?
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Assuming your users belong to only one group other than the Users group (which everyone belongs to), you can do this:

If faq_IsUserInGroup("Teachers", CurrentUser) then
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmMainTeacher
ElseIf faq_IsUserInGroup("Administrators", CurrentUser) Then
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmMainAdmin"
End If

This code would be run in the Load or Open event of a main startup form. You could also do this with a Select Case
statement, which may make more sense, depending on the number of groups and the number of users in multiple groups.

Place this function in a Standard Module somewhere:

Function faq_IsUserInGroup (strGroup As String, strUser as String) As Integer
' Returns True if user is in group, False otherwise
' This only works if you're a member of the Admins group.
Dim ws As WorkSpace
Dim grp As Group
Dim strUserName as string

Set ws = DBEngine.Workspaces(0)
Set grp = ws.Groups(strGroup)
On Error Resume Next
strUserName = ws.groups(strGroup).users(strUser).Name
faq_IsUserInGroup = (Err = 0)
End Function

Code block abvoe From here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/access/content/secfaq.asp#_Toc493299691

Scott McDaniel
scott@takemeout_infotrakker.com
www.infotrakker.com
 
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