Imitate a free-standing interface?

[Guest]

I know my nifty switchboard has to run inside the Access window. Is there a
clever way to make the Access window appear to disappear, or almost? I don't
have the Developers Edition and will never have, but I would like to make my
interface as uncomplicated as possible.

Thanks!

 

[Al Camp]

Open the app, and select Tools/StartUp and uncheck Display Database Window.

 

[Guest]

I already do that on the switchboard's Load Event. It's not just the
database window I'd like to hide but the Access program window containing it.
I know I can't really hide it, but I was hoping for a way to create the
illusion.

 

[Albert D.Kallal]

You most certainly can, and should hide all of the ms-access interface. The
options to complete hide and keep people out of the ms-access interface can
easily be done using the tools->start-up options. Using those options allows
you to complete hide the ms-access interface (tool bars, database window
etc). Also, using these options means you
do not have to bother setting up security.

Try downloading and running the 3rd example at my following web site that
shows a hidden ms-access interface, and NO CODE is required to do
this....but just some settings in the start-up.

Check out:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/DownLoad.htm

After you try the application, you can exit, and then re-load the
application, but hold down the shift key to by-pass the start-up options. If
want, you can even disable the shift key by pass. I have a sample mdb file
that will let you "set" the shift key bypass on any application you want.
You can get this at:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/msaccess.html