Have forms B, C and D open in a specific location in relation to A.

[scrapcode]

Hi guys. Firstly I would like to say I have used the site for a while now and it's great, this is the first time I've had to ask a new question.

I have a form A, and within that form I have a frame. There is also a command button on A that will open B. There is a button on B that opens C and so on. My problem is that I am trying to code forms B, C, D, E and all the rest to open in the frame on form A, wherever that form is. I say that because I played with saving the other forms over the location I wanted, and when they opened it seemed to work, but whenever form A was moved the effect was obviously lost.

I'm working with Visual Basic in Access 2003. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[vb5prgrmr]

Well considering that you are working with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) from within M$ Access which is probably version 6.5 and NOT Visual Basic 6.0... That and you have not shown us the code you presently use that "seems" to work unless the form "A" is moved... You make it really hard for us to help you...

[scrapcode]

My appologies for not being clear enough and for my lack of response.

There is no code for my "almost solution". What I meant is that when you save and close down the form it will reopen in the same location. What I was doing was saving the first form (A) in a set place, then saving (B), (C) and so on so they are over the frame in (A). This only works until someone moves form (A) then the next forms are out of place. I'm sorry I can't show you any code, because its the code that I need. Is there a line of code that will tell a loading form to open in specific cordinates of an existing form.

So (A) is open, you press a command button to open (B)and on load (B) opens within the coordinates of the frame placed on form (A).

Is that any clearer?

[vb5prgrmr]

Okay,... here is how I would do something like this in vb6...

Option Explicit

Sub Main()
Load Form1
Form1.Move 0, 0
Load Form2
Form2.Move Form1.Left + Form1.Width, 0
Load Form3
Form3.Move 0, Form1.Top + Form1.Height
Load Form4
Form4.Move Form1.Left + Form1.Width, Form1.Top + Form1.Height
Form1.Show
Form2.Show
Form3.Show
Form4.Show
End Sub

What the above does is to set Form1's left and top at zero so it would be in the upper left portion of the screen. Then based off of that I set the other three forms based on its height and width. Now, if it is not obvious to you, these 4 forms are the same height and width so it was easy. If your forms are of different sizes, then you will have to compensate for that.



Good Luck