Overcoming the locked unclosable form in A2K2

[Richard W Collens]

Hi Folks,

I'm using Access 2002, and I have run into this problem numerous times, but
have decided I'm tired of using the task manager to overcome this.

When testing and debugging, I have a dialog form pop up, that contains a
"cancel" and "continue" button. if I run into an error, and jump into the
VB window, decide I want to stop the code from running and press the "stop"
button, I can't seem to use the dialog form, or close the DB window down or
do anything (form, window etc. doesn't seem to get the focus) without
shutting the whole thing down with task manager. I have in the past, in the
odd case, been able to hit the Alt key and that will pop up a message box
that was previously hidden, but that doesn't always work.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Rick

[MacDermott]

Have you tried ctl-Tab to move to other windows inside Access?

"Richard W Collens" <rc**************@hemmingway.com> wrote in message
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Hi Folks,

I'm using Access 2002, and I have run into this problem numerous times, but have decided I'm tired of using the task manager to overcome this.

When testing and debugging, I have a dialog form pop up, that contains a
"cancel" and "continue" button. if I run into an error, and jump into the
VB window, decide I want to stop the code from running and press the "stop" button, I can't seem to use the dialog form, or close the DB window down or do anything (form, window etc. doesn't seem to get the focus) without
shutting the whole thing down with task manager. I have in the past, in the odd case, been able to hit the Alt key and that will pop up a message box
that was previously hidden, but that doesn't always work.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Rick

[Richard W Collens]

Yup, Nothing. Like I said, nothing seems to get the focus, not the access
window not the form window, nothing.

Rick

"MacDermott" <ma********@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Have you tried ctl-Tab to move to other windows inside Access?

"Richard W Collens" <rc**************@hemmingway.com> wrote in message
news:zxqTd.496371$6l.370135@pd7tw2no...

Hi Folks,

I'm using Access 2002, and I have run into this problem numerous times,

but

have decided I'm tired of using the task manager to overcome this.

When testing and debugging, I have a dialog form pop up, that contains a
"cancel" and "continue" button. if I run into an error, and jump into
the
VB window, decide I want to stop the code from running and press the

"stop"

button, I can't seem to use the dialog form, or close the DB window down

or

do anything (form, window etc. doesn't seem to get the focus) without
shutting the whole thing down with task manager. I have in the past, in

the

odd case, been able to hit the Alt key and that will pop up a message box
that was previously hidden, but that doesn't always work.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Rick

[MacDermott]

How about alt-F4 to close windows?

"Richard W Collens" <rc**************@hemmingway.com> wrote in message
news:ultTd.495783$8l.21176@pd7tw1no...

Yup, Nothing. Like I said, nothing seems to get the focus, not the access window not the form window, nothing.

Rick

"MacDermott" <ma********@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Jf******************@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...

Have you tried ctl-Tab to move to other windows inside Access?

"Richard W Collens" <rc**************@hemmingway.com> wrote in message
news:zxqTd.496371$6l.370135@pd7tw2no...

Hi Folks,

I'm using Access 2002, and I have run into this problem numerous times,

but

have decided I'm tired of using the task manager to overcome this.

When testing and debugging, I have a dialog form pop up, that contains a "cancel" and "continue" button. if I run into an error, and jump into
the
VB window, decide I want to stop the code from running and press the

"stop"

button, I can't seem to use the dialog form, or close the DB window down

or

do anything (form, window etc. doesn't seem to get the focus) without
shutting the whole thing down with task manager. I have in the past,

in the

odd case, been able to hit the Alt key and that will pop up a message

box that was previously hidden, but that doesn't always work.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Rick

[Richard W Collens]

Nope, nothing. Even if I right click the program button on the task bar,
the "close group" is disabled.

Rick

"MacDermott" <ma********@nospam.com> wrote in message
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How about alt-F4 to close windows?

"Richard W Collens" <rc**************@hemmingway.com> wrote in message
news:ultTd.495783$8l.21176@pd7tw1no...

Yup, Nothing. Like I said, nothing seems to get the focus, not the

access

window not the form window, nothing.

Rick

"MacDermott" <ma********@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Have you tried ctl-Tab to move to other windows inside Access?
>
> "Richard W Collens" <rc**************@hemmingway.com> wrote in message
> news:zxqTd.496371$6l.370135@pd7tw2no...
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I'm using Access 2002, and I have run into this problem numerous
>> times,
> but
>> have decided I'm tired of using the task manager to overcome this.
>>
>> When testing and debugging, I have a dialog form pop up, that contains a >> "cancel" and "continue" button. if I run into an error, and jump into
>> the
>> VB window, decide I want to stop the code from running and press the
> "stop"
>> button, I can't seem to use the dialog form, or close the DB window down > or
>> do anything (form, window etc. doesn't seem to get the focus) without
>> shutting the whole thing down with task manager. I have in the past, in > the
>> odd case, been able to hit the Alt key and that will pop up a message box >> that was previously hidden, but that doesn't always work.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Rick
>>
>>
>
>