PRA: Form Closes Even When CloseButton Property Set to No

Article ID: Q149943
Creation Date: 16-APR-1996
Revision Date: 03-DEC-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 7.0, 97

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

In Microsoft Access 7.0, if a form's CloseButton property is set to No so that the form's Close button is disabled, the form closes if you click the disabled Close button when the form is maximized.

In Microsoft Access 97, if a form's CloseButton property is set to No so that the form's Close button is disabled, it becomes enabled when the form is maximized and closes the form if clicked.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 7.0 and

We are researching this problem and will post new information here in

the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior occurs only while Microsoft Access forms are maximized and the CloseButton property of the form being used has been set to No.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.

 2. Open the Products form in Design view.

 3. If the property sheet is not open, on the View menu click Properties.

 4. Click the All tab on the property sheet and locate the ControlBox
    property.

 5. Set the ControlBox property to Yes.

 6. Locate the CloseButton property.

 7. Set the CloseButton property to No.

 8. Click Close on the File menu to close and save the changes.

 9. Open the Products form in Form View. Note that the Close button is
    not available (dimmed) and cannot be used to close the form.

Maximize the Products form.

Click the form's Close button. Note that the Products form is
    maximized and that the form can be closed using the dimmed Close
    button.

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