Startup Error, I can't get past it.

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Damian

I've developed a database with custom menus etc. etc. It
also had Administrator and User mode which just changed
startup setting so things like the built in access menus
and toolbars aren't disabled. However on testing the code
that makes these changes (the code is a modified version
of that in the help file), the database now won't open, I
get the error message 'The form name "Skills Database" is
misspelled or refers to a form that doesn't exist', after
clicking Ok, the custom menus load and the title bar
changes, but no forms or database windows are displayed,
the same thing happens when I hold shift and start the
database. Does anyone know a way around this problem?

Thanks
 
If you hold down the shift key, and Access opens then you probably just need
to unhide the database window. Click Window->Unhide and select the database.
Then check your startup code for the form name which is misspelled or
incorrect.
 
Hold the Shift key down while you open the Database to get
the Database Containers window and the standard Menubar so
that you can fix the Startup options.

HTH
Van T. Dinh
MVP (Access)
 
The custom menu for the database doesn't have a window
menu, is there a way to open the database window without
the Window-->Unhide menu, IE some key code etc.?

Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
If you hold down the shift key, and Access opens then you probably just need
to unhide the database window. Click Window->Unhide and select the database.
Then check your startup code for the form name which is misspelled or
incorrect.

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Sandra Daigle
[Microsoft Access MVP]
For the benefit of others please post all replies to this newsgroup.
I've developed a database with custom menus etc. etc. It
also had Administrator and User mode which just changed
startup setting so things like the built in access menus
and toolbars aren't disabled. However on testing the code
that makes these changes (the code is a modified version
of that in the help file), the database now won't open, I
get the error message 'The form name "Skills Database" is
misspelled or refers to a form that doesn't exist', after
clicking Ok, the custom menus load and the title bar
changes, but no forms or database windows are displayed,
the same thing happens when I hold shift and start the
database. Does anyone know a way around this problem?

Thanks
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Ok, I'll give that a go.

Thanks for your help.

Damian.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Damian,

You need to reset the AllowByPassKey property of the locked database. The
only way to do this is from another database. Fortunately Albert Kallal has
a utility that does this (it's not too hard to build your own but his is
pretty nice:

http://www.attcanada.net/~kallal.msn/msaccess/msaccess.htm l

--
Sandra Daigle
[Microsoft Access MVP]
For the benefit of others please post all replies to this newsgroup.
The custom menu for the database doesn't have a window
menu, is there a way to open the database window without
the Window-->Unhide menu, IE some key code etc.?

Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
If you hold down the shift key, and Access opens then you probably just
need to unhide the database window. Click Window- Unhide and select the
database. Then check your startup code for the form name which is
misspelled or incorrect.

--
Sandra Daigle
[Microsoft Access MVP]
For the benefit of others please post all replies to this newsgroup.

Damian wrote:
I've developed a database with custom menus etc. etc. It
also had Administrator and User mode which just changed
startup setting so things like the built in access menus
and toolbars aren't disabled. However on testing the code
that makes these changes (the code is a modified version
of that in the help file), the database now won't open, I
get the error message 'The form name "Skills Database" is
misspelled or refers to a form that doesn't exist', after
clicking Ok, the custom menus load and the title bar
changes, but no forms or database windows are displayed,
the same thing happens when I hold shift and start the
database. Does anyone know a way around this problem?

Thanks
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