KB149225 - ACC95: Run-Time Background Is Transparent with Secured MDW

RESOLUTION

Minimizing and maximizing Microsoft Access will force the background to be redrawn and be displayed correctly.

Use Windows API calls in Microsoft Access modules to maximize, minimize, and restore Microsoft Access. Once the following sample functions are defined in a module, you can use them in macros as RunCode actions. Define the functions with these steps:

Create a new module and type the following lines in the Declarations section if they are not already there:

      Option Explicit

      Declare Function GetActiveWindow% Lib "User32" ()
      Declare Function ShowWindow% Lib "User32" (ByVal hWnd%, ByVal _
         nCmdShow%)

Type the following function:

      Function MinAndMax()
         Dim ActiveWnd%, Minit%, Maxit%
         ActiveWnd% = GetActiveWindow()
         Minit% = ShowWindow(ActiveWnd%, 2)
         ActiveWnd% = GetActiveWindow()
         Maxit% = ShowWindow(ActiveWnd%, 3)
      End Function

Create the following macro action and save the macro as AutoExec:

      Macro Name  Macro Action
      ------------------------
      AutoExec    RunCode

      AutoExec Actions
      ----------------
      RunCode:

         Function Name: MinAndMax()

NOTE: This behavior is also resolved by maximizing and then restoring the startup form in the autoexec macro.

ACC95: Run-Time Background Is Transparent with Secured MDW

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