Button visible only for Admin and not to users

[ashok srmuniv]

Hi , I have a login page(form1),whe n we enter the login page it takes to a new form(form3) to view their informations.An d i have a button to add new users,Who ever enters the form can access the button called "Add New User".
but i want to make it visible only when the "ADMIN" log in. Please help me I am new to Access.

[kstevens]

if username="Admin" then
me.adduserbtn.visible = true
else
me.adduserbtn.visible = false
end if/

[ashok srmuniv]

Hi Stev,
Thanks for your help. I tried this code and it is just hiding the button for all the users, I mean even for the ADMIN. Please help.
let me give you the full details. "User_name" comes from the table1 ie from "User ID". So on loading the form , if it is ADMIN then it should have access. plz help me.

[kstevens]

post the way you wrote the code, so i can see more specifics...and perhaps a couple user IDs and usernames...

[ashok srmuniv]

Hi Steve,
This is the Code which i have rite now.
So when i login as ADMIN , the "addnewuser " button in the "infoform" should should show up and it should get hidden for other users.

Private Sub Login_button_Click()

Dim UN, PW As Boolean
Dim Name, Lname, Fname As String
    If IsNull(Me.User_name) Or Me.User_name = "" Then
      MsgBox "You must enter a User Name.", vbOKOnly, "Required Data"
        Me.User_name.SetFocus
        Exit Sub
    Else
    UN = True
    End If
      If IsNull(Me.Password) Or Me.Password = "" Then
      MsgBox "You must enter a Password.", vbOKOnly, "Required Data"
        Me.Password.SetFocus
        Exit Sub
        Else
        PW = True
         End If
  If UN = True And PW = True Then
 If Me.Password.Value = DLookup("[Password]", "Info", "[User ID]='" & Me.User_name & "'") Then
    DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
    DoCmd.OpenForm "Info_form"
Else
   MsgBox "Incorrect Password"
   End If
   End If
End Sub

[NeoPa]

Try (after line #22) :

Forms("Info_Form").AddNewUser.Visible = (Me.User_Name = "Admin")

NB. Your Dim code on line #3 is equivalent to :

Dim UN As Varian, PW As Boolean

rather than :

Dim UN As Boolean, PW As Boolean

Each variable needs to be set explicitly. The same problem with line #4 of course.

[Mihail]

I think that the button visibility should be handle in the Info_form form using _Open event.
I have cleaned a little bit your code:

Private Sub Login_button_Click()
    If IsNull(Me.User_Name) Or Me.User_Name = "" Then
        MsgBox "You must enter a User Name.", vbOKOnly, "Required Data"
        Me.User_Name.SetFocus
Exit Sub
    End If
    'the User name has been imputted
    If IsNull(Me.Password) Or Me.Password = "" Then
        MsgBox "You must enter a Password.", vbOKOnly, "Required Data"
        Me.Password.SetFocus
Exit Sub
    End If
    'the Password has been inputted
    If Me.Password.Value = DLookup("[Password]", "Info", "[User ID]='" & Me.User_Name & "'") Then
        'Open "Info_form" and pass the User_Name in OpenArgs parameter
        DoCmd.OpenForm "Info_form", , , , , , Me.User_Name
        DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
    Else
        MsgBox "Incorrect Password"
    End If
End Sub

In Info_form form paste the following code: (of course you must change "AdminName" with the real name)

Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
    Me.AddNewUser.Visible = (Me.OpenArgs = "AdminName")
End Sub

[NeoPa]

Mihail:
I think that the button visibility should be handle in the Info_form form using _Open event.

Why?

It's certainly a way to handle it, but I don't see why it would be preferable necessarily.

[Mihail]

Because a form can be opened from many places.
This way, the form itself handle their controls. This avoid to handle this situation in every place (other forms or codes) from where this form can be opened.
And, NeoPa, I say "I think" not "must".
Another reason is to reduce the risk. For exemple I am not sure that your solution (Try (after line #22)... - post #6) can work. Because the line #21.
I repeat: I am not sure. Maybe work, maybe not.
It is why I have inverted line #21 with line #22 (#16, #17 in my post).
Lastly, "I think" that because this approach is better fit to my style in programming :)

Cheers !.

[ashok srmuniv]

Hi NeoPa and Mihail
Thanks a lot for your help, both the codes are working and when it works without using boolean and varian, why do we need it ?? And also i need one more help.

When a user login , it should show only the user's data, so when it login to the info form it should show their corresponding form.. how to make that ??

[Mihail]

As NeoPa will say... we are happy to help you but new question = new thread.

[ashok srmuniv]

Okay :) Will start that rite now

[NeoPa]

Mihail:
For example I am not sure that your solution (Try (after line #22)... - post #6) can work. Because the line #21.

Good thinking, but the form cannot close while the form's module code is still running. It's a bit of a silly line to have in the code at that place, but one can't always comment on every problem with members' code as there can be so many.