Directory of parameters for Methods

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WHERE DOES MS PUT THE PARAMETERS FOR VARIOUS METHODS/FUNCTIONS, ETC., FOR ACCESS.

IN CASE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN (I'M AN OLD IDE PROGRAMMER) WHEN I DO A "DoCmd.RunCommand" -- what parameters are available. In the example in the RunCommand Method Example, I see there is something called "acCmdOptions". Are there others? Are there any parameters that can be used? I have looked in MSDN, but don't find anything. I have looked in several books that I have brought (including one from MS), but this (and others) are not in the index. JUST WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION??????

Thanks, John H W
 
John H W said:
I give up.

WHERE DOES MS PUT THE PARAMETERS FOR VARIOUS METHODS/FUNCTIONS, ETC.,
FOR ACCESS.

IN CASE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN (I'M AN OLD IDE PROGRAMMER)
WHEN I DO A "DoCmd.RunCommand" -- what parameters are available. In
the example in the RunCommand Method Example, I see there is
something called "acCmdOptions". Are there others? Are there any
parameters that can be used? I have looked in MSDN, but don't find
anything. I have looked in several books that I have brought
(including one from MS), but this (and others) are not in the index.
JUST WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUT THIS INFORMATION??????

Thanks, John H W
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Please don't shout. Most of the methods and parameters are well
documented -- if you can find the right help file entry. Unfortunately,
the help system's index has been broken since Access 2000, so you have
to know where to look among the help topics for the objects and methods
you want to look up. That is, unless you know this handy trick: type
the name of the object or method that you want to look up in a module
window or in the immediate window, then with the text caret place in or
immediately beside that keyword, press F1.

Your example of RunCommand, unfortunately, is a poor one because
although the constants are listed in the help topic, you don't really
get much more information about what they do and what additional
arguments can be supplied. Years ago, Terry Wickenden compiled a list
of known RunCommand constants, and it has been updated at least
cursorily since then. Here's a link:

http://home.clara.net/tkwickenden/
 
While I'm sure Microsoft has documented them somewhere, check Terry
Wickenden's site:
http://home.clara.net/tkwickenden/

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no e-mails, please!)



John H W said:
I give up.

WHERE DOES MS PUT THE PARAMETERS FOR VARIOUS METHODS/FUNCTIONS, ETC., FOR ACCESS.

IN CASE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN (I'M AN OLD IDE PROGRAMMER) WHEN
Click to expand...
I DO A "DoCmd.RunCommand" -- what parameters are available. In the example
in the RunCommand Method Example, I see there is something called
"acCmdOptions". Are there others? Are there any parameters that can be
used? I have looked in MSDN, but don't find anything. I have looked in
several books that I have brought (including one from MS), but this (and
others) are not in the index. JUST WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUT THIS
INFORMATION??????
 
As a few mentioned, the RunCommand is a poor example, since it is a catach
all type fucntion.

If you use any of the common fucntions like

docmd.OpenFrom

When you hit the space bar, then the paramtares (and constatns) are
displayed.


John H W said:
I give up.

WHERE DOES MS PUT THE PARAMETERS FOR VARIOUS METHODS/FUNCTIONS, ETC., FOR ACCESS.

IN CASE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN (I'M AN OLD IDE PROGRAMMER) WHEN
Click to expand...
I DO A "DoCmd.RunCommand" -- what parameters are available. In the example
in the RunCommand Method Example, I see there is something called
"acCmdOptions". Are there others? Are there any parameters that can be
used? I have looked in MSDN, but don't find anything. I have looked in
several books that I have brought (including one from MS), but this (and
others) are not in the index. JUST WHERE CAN YOU FIND OUT THIS
INFORMATION??????
 
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