Switchboard Limitations

[David Grist]

Is there any way to by-pass the limitation of only 8 items on the
switchboard menus?

Thanks!

[fredg]

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:21:03 GMT, David Grist wrote:

Is there any way to by-pass the limitation of only 8 items on the
switchboard menus?

Thanks!

Yes you can, however, the switchboard manager will still only
recognize 8 buttons. Maintenance will be difficult.

A better solution would be to use one of the 8 buttons to open a 2nd
switchboard page (and a 3rd, etc.). All of this can be done using the
manager.

The best solution would be to discard the current switchboard system
and simply create a new one, using an unbound form with command
buttons. You are not limited to 8 button,s and if you use the Command
Button wizard when adding the buttons, Access will even write most of
the code for you. You will actually have more control over the form
layout and functionality, and maintenance will be easier.
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[alecwood via AccessMonster.com]

On line 24 of the Switchboard form's module you'll see the line

Const conNumButtons = 8

Change the value in that line - the manager will still only work for eight
options but it's not hard to do manually


David Grist wrote:

>Is there any way to by-pass the limitation of only 8 items on the
switchboard menus?

Thanks!

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[Ron2006]

On Nov 9, 2:41 am, "alecwood via AccessMonster.com" <u32921@uwe>
wrote:

On line 24 of the Switchboard form's module you'll see the line

Const conNumButtons = 8

Change the value in that line - the manager will still only work for eight

Also if you use this approach, you will need to create the buttons and
lbls for the buttons to correspond with the numbuttons value that you
just entered.

The maintain switchboard wizard will NOT operate properly beyond the 8
original entries - as everyone has commented.

Ron

[alecwood via AccessMonster.com]

Yes, but as long as you follow the naming conventions already used for the
buttons and labels, the table which drives it is pretty self-explanatory.

I'd encourage the original questioner to go for it, make the mod and if it
doesn't work, post on here for more guidance.

Try stuff, if it works be proud, if it doesn't be humble and ask for help,
then go fix it and be proud. Thus we learn.

Alec

>The maintain switchboard wizard will NOT operate properly beyond the 8
original entries - as everyone has commented.

Ron

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