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Hi Diane,
Here are some techniques that should help.
Take your pick based on version.
ACC: How to Disable the Close Button (X) on the Access
Application Window (95/97)
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=258049
ACC2000: How to Disable the Close Button (X) on the Access
Application Window
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=245746
ACC2002: How to Disable the Close Button (X) on the Access
Application Window and the Exit Command on the File Menu
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300688
Alternatively, take a look here:
http://www.mvps.org/access/general/gen0005.htm
or here:
http://www.datapigtechnologies.com/flashfiles/preventcloseform.html
And some ready made code from MVP Terry Kreft:
Paste the following code into a module, then call it with
Call Buttons(false)
To turn them off and
Call Buttons(True)
to turn them on
' ********** Code Start *************
Option Explicit
Private Const GWL_STYLE = (-16)
Private Const WS_CAPTION = &HC00000
Private Const WS_MINIMIZEBOX = &H20000
Private Const WS_MAXIMIZEBOX = &H10000
Private Const WS_SYSMENU = &H80000
Private Const SWP_NOSIZE = &H1
Private Const SWP_NOMOVE = &H2
Private Const SWP_NOZORDER = &H4
Public Const SWP_FRAMECHANGED = &H20
Private Declare Function GetWindowLong _
Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal nIndex As Long _
) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong _
Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal nIndex As Long, _
ByVal dwNewLong As Long _
) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowPos _
Lib "user32" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, _
ByVal X As Long, _
ByVal Y As Long, _
ByVal cx As Long, _
ByVal cy As Long, _
ByVal wFlags As Long _
) As Long
' **************************************************
'
Function AccessTitleBar(Show As Boolean) As Long
Dim hwnd As Long
Dim nIndex As Long
Dim dwNewLong As Long
Dim dwLong As Long
Dim wFlags As Long
hwnd = hWndAccessApp
nIndex = GWL_STYLE
wFlags = SWP_NOSIZE + SWP_NOZORDER + SWP_FRAMECHANGED + SWP_NOMOVE
dwLong = GetWindowLong(hwnd, nIndex)
If Show Then
dwNewLong = (dwLong Or WS_CAPTION)
Else
dwNewLong = (dwLong And Not WS_CAPTION)
End If
Call SetWindowLong(hwnd, nIndex, dwNewLong)
Call SetWindowPos(hwnd, 0&, 0&, 0&, 0&, 0&, wFlags)
End Function
Function Buttons(Show As Boolean) As Long
Dim hwnd As Long
Dim nIndex As Long
Dim dwNewLong As Long
Dim dwLong As Long
hwnd = hWndAccessApp
nIndex = GWL_STYLE
Const wFlags = SWP_NOSIZE + SWP_NOZORDER + SWP_FRAMECHANGED + SWP_NOMOVE
Const FLAGS_COMBI = WS_MINIMIZEBOX Or WS_MAXIMIZEBOX Or WS_SYSMENU
dwLong = GetWindowLong(hwnd, nIndex)
If Show Then
dwNewLong = (dwLong Or FLAGS_COMBI)
Else
dwNewLong = (dwLong And Not FLAGS_COMBI)
End If
Call SetWindowLong(hwnd, nIndex, dwNewLong)
Call SetWindowPos(hwnd, 0&, 0&, 0&, 0&, 0&, wFlags)
End Function
' ********** Code End *************
aste the following code into a module, then call it with