Auto Reminder

[John]

Hi

I want to implement an auto reminder like outlook that pops up at the
specified time. I think there would be some sort of timer that will check
when an appointment is due and pop-up the reminder if needed. The question
is where should I implement the timer code so that it runs regardless of if
any specific form is open or not. If I implement it in a specific form then
it is possible that the user may not have the form open and the reminder may
not pop-up when needed.

Thanks

Regards

[Mike Storr]

Create a form that opens invisible when the database does and use it's Timer
event

Mike Storr
www.veraccess.com
"John" <Jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40**********************@news.dial.pipex.com. ..

Hi

I want to implement an auto reminder like outlook that pops up at the
specified time. I think there would be some sort of timer that will check
when an appointment is due and pop-up the reminder if needed. The question
is where should I implement the timer code so that it runs regardless of if any specific form is open or not. If I implement it in a specific form then it is possible that the user may not have the form open and the reminder may not pop-up when needed.

Thanks

Regards

[John]

I have heard about invisible form but how does it work? Being invisible and
auto-opening that is.

Thanks

Regards
"Mike Storr" <no****@somewhere.con> wrote in message
news:Jd*******************@news20.bellglobal.com.. .

Create a form that opens invisible when the database does and use it's Timer event

Mike Storr
www.veraccess.com
"John" <Jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40**********************@news.dial.pipex.com. ..

Hi

I want to implement an auto reminder like outlook that pops up at the
specified time. I think there would be some sort of timer that will check when an appointment is due and pop-up the reminder if needed. The question is where should I implement the timer code so that it runs regardless of

if

any specific form is open or not. If I implement it in a specific form

then

it is possible that the user may not have the form open and the reminder

may

not pop-up when needed.

Thanks

Regards

[Mike Storr]

If you want to open it in code then use

DoCmd.OpenForm frmName, acNormal, , , , acHidden

otherwise in Tools>Startup choose the form to open at startup. Either in the
forms OnOpen event of as the default property, set Visible=False

Mike Storr
www.veraccess.com

"John" <Jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40**********************@news.dial.pipex.com. ..

I have heard about invisible form but how does it work? Being invisible and auto-opening that is.

Thanks

Regards
"Mike Storr" <no****@somewhere.con> wrote in message
news:Jd*******************@news20.bellglobal.com.. .

Create a form that opens invisible when the database does and use it's

Timer

event

Mike Storr
www.veraccess.com
"John" <Jo**@nospam.infovis.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40**********************@news.dial.pipex.com. ..

Hi

I want to implement an auto reminder like outlook that pops up at the
specified time. I think there would be some sort of timer that will check when an appointment is due and pop-up the reminder if needed. The question is where should I implement the timer code so that it runs regardless

of if

any specific form is open or not. If I implement it in a specific form

then

it is possible that the user may not have the form open and the

reminder may

not pop-up when needed.

Thanks

Regards