PRA: Output To from Database Window Loses Focus

Article ID: Q120910
Creation Date: 21-SEP-1994
Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

When you output a module, or a form that contains a subform, the focus is not returned to the Database window. You are most likely to notice this problem if you use the keyboard, instead of the mouse, to select objects and issue commands.

RESOLUTION

To restore the focus to the Database window, use any one of the following actions:

Click the Database window with the mouse.
Minimize, then restore, the Database window.
From the Help menu, choose About Microsoft Access, then press the ESC key.
From the File menu, choose Output To, then press the ESC key.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version 2.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access for Windows 95 version 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Open the sample database NWIND.MDB.
In the Database window, select any module.
From the File menu, choose Output To.
In the Output To dialog box, choose OK.
After the output is finished, press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to move the selection to another module. Note that there is no response.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Output To command, search for "Output To," and then "Output To Command" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.

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