Datasheet forms and column widths

Can I have a datasheet form automatically "fit" the column widths when
the form opens?

Nov 13 '05 #1

8025

You can set the ColumnWidth property of the individual columns to -2 to
adjust each column width to fit the size of the visible text.

For example:

Forms![Customers]![Address].ColumnWidth = -2
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Can I have a datasheet form automatically "fit" the column widths when
the form opens?

Nov 13 '05 #2

David Lloyd

I do not know of anyway to set the columns widths at the datasheet level.
However, if you name your textboxes systematically (for example, "txt...")
you can loop through the controls collection and set their column width
according.

Dim ctl as Control

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.subfrm.Controls
If Left(ctl.Name, 3) = "txt" Then
ctl.ColumnWidth = -2
End If
Next ctl
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Can I have a datasheet form automatically "fit" the column widths when
the form opens?

Nov 13 '05 #3

Stephen Lebans

For programmatic control for forms in Datasheet view my standard
response is:
1) Michael Kaplan has an excellent article on manipulating Datasheets
here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/libr*ary/d...y/e*n-us/dnsma
rt01/html/sa01b1.asp
2) An API solution is here:
http://www.lebans.com/autocolu*mnwidth.htm
The AutoSizing project also contains a method to FREEZE the
ColumnWidths.
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