Switchboard Manager

[Dawn Shaferly]

I used the Switchboard Manager to add a couple of items on
the Main Switchboard(default) and sub-items on the other
switchboard pages. When I go to Tools - Utilities -
Switchboard Manager, the data is there, but it didn't
create the switchboard for me. Is it supposed to? Or is
that only with the Database Wizard. (Which I cannot find
either.)

 

[Guest]

I'm sorry, I don't have an answer for you because I'm having the same problem. I wish SOMEONE knew

I am eventually going to just create a form with buttons and just add macros to each button. But I'm not exactly sure how to do that with several different switchboard pages. Does anyone know so I don't have to waste time looking through hundreds of help articles and thread postings (only to find no answers like I did this time)? It would be even better if I could fix the initial Switchboard Manager problem to begin with. Has no one else ever had this problem or what?

 

[Joan Wild]

I don't use the switchboard manager, as I find just creating my own form to
be easier and more flexible.

If you have several 'pages' of a switchboard, just create a separate form
for each page. In the OnClick of a button you can open another form (page)
via
DoCmd.OpenForm "NameOfForm"

Also, since you didn't quote any of the original post (and I no longer see
it), I can't help with the 'Switchboard Manager problem'.

--
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP

I'm sorry, I don't have an answer for you because I'm having the same problem. I wish SOMEONE knew!

I am eventually going to just create a form with buttons and just add

macros to each button. But I'm not exactly sure how to do that with several
different switchboard pages. Does anyone know so I don't have to waste time
looking through hundreds of help articles and thread postings (only to find
no answers like I did this time)? It would be even better if I could fix
the initial Switchboard Manager problem to begin with. Has no one else ever
had this problem or what?

 

[Guest]

I figured out my switchboard problem. (The initial problem was that I was creating a Switchboard using the Switchboard Manager but it was not creating the actual Switchboard form). I had to delete everything I had in the Switchboard Manager, delete the Switchboard Items table, and after I did that, clicking on the Switchboard Manager option caused a message to come up: "We did not detect an active Switchboard, would you like to create one?" (or something like that) I clicked yes, put all my items back into the Switchboard Manager, and when I closed it, there was a Switchboard form under Forms

But now that I'm starting to add more complicated commands on my buttons, I might just have to create my own forms anyway. But my question about creating multiple forms for switchboard pages is: How can you contain all the switchboard forms/pages within the main switchboard form like the Switchboard Manager does

Sorry about not quoting the original message, I didn't know these discussions were being emailed anywhere. Thanks for your reply

----- Joan Wild wrote: ----

I don't use the switchboard manager, as I find just creating my own form t
be easier and more flexible

If you have several 'pages' of a switchboard, just create a separate for
for each page. In the OnClick of a button you can open another form (page
vi
DoCmd.OpenForm "NameOfForm

Also, since you didn't quote any of the original post (and I no longer se
it), I can't help with the 'Switchboard Manager problem'

--
Joan Wil
Microsoft Access MV

I'm sorry, I don't have an answer for you because I'm having the sam problem. I wish SOMEONE knew

macros to each button. But I'm not exactly sure how to do that with severa
different switchboard pages. Does anyone know so I don't have to waste tim
looking through hundreds of help articles and thread postings (only to fin
no answers like I did this time)? It would be even better if I could fi
the initial Switchboard Manager problem to begin with. Has no one else eve
had this problem or what

 

[fredg]

I figured out my switchboard problem. (The initial problem was that I
was creating a Switchboard using the Switchboard Manager but it was not
creating the actual Switchboard form). I had to delete everything I had
in the Switchboard Manager, delete the Switchboard Items table, and
after I did that, clicking on the Switchboard Manager option caused a
message to come up: "We did not detect an active Switchboard, would you
like to create one?" (or something like that) I clicked yes, put all my
items back into the Switchboard Manager, and when I closed it, there was
a Switchboard form under Forms.

But now that I'm starting to add more complicated commands on my
buttons, I might just have to create my own forms anyway. But my
question about creating multiple forms for switchboard pages is: How can
you contain all the switchboard forms/pages within the main switchboard
form like the Switchboard Manager does?

Sorry about not quoting the original message, I didn't know these
discussions were being emailed anywhere. Thanks for your reply!

----- Joan Wild wrote: -----

I don't use the switchboard manager, as I find just creating my own form to
be easier and more flexible.

If you have several 'pages' of a switchboard, just create a separate form
for each page. In the OnClick of a button you can open another form (page)
via
DoCmd.OpenForm "NameOfForm"

Also, since you didn't quote any of the original post (and I no longer see
it), I can't help with the 'Switchboard Manager problem'.

--
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP


macros to each button. But I'm not exactly sure how to do that with several
different switchboard pages. Does anyone know so I don't have to waste time
looking through hundreds of help articles and thread postings (only to find
no answers like I did this time)? It would be even better if I could fix
the initial Switchboard Manager problem to begin with. Has no one else ever
had this problem or what?

If I understand your question correctly, you don't contain them within
an 'original' form.
Let's say you have a 'main' switchboard and 2 additional ones, one to
open forms, the other to open reports.
You use a command button on the main switchboard form to open a
different form.
DoCmd.OpenForm "Form2"
This second form also has command buttons to open various reports. Use
another command button on this form to open a third form (or return to
the first form).
DoCmd.OpenForm "Form1"
You can place all the buttons in similar positions (or copy the main
form and just change the code behind each command button) so the forms
look alike, but they are not the same form.

If you wish to close one form when it opens the next form, just add
DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
after the code to open the other form.