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Microsoft, Access 2000 - Slow function in Design View.

Asked by: rcavel

I am using Access 2003, but the database is in Access 2000 format. One form in the database opens and closes very slowly in Design View - other forms open and close rapidly. What can be wrong?

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Answers

 

by: jimhornPosted on 2008-05-15 at 07:11:40ID: 21573803

No idea, but it would greatly help if you could describe for us in detail what is in this form.
(1)  Any non-standard controls?
(2)  Any linked OLE Objects / Images?
(3)  Is there a lot of code in the form Open, Load, or Current events?
(4)  How many controls?
(5)  Is the form's RecordSource a query that is a crosstab query, so the query has to execute in order to get a field list?

 

by: rcavelPosted on 2008-05-15 at 07:51:39ID: 21574261

Approx 60 controls - text boxes, comboboxes, command buttons, labels, and 6 date/timepickers. Form Open event has one line that calls a sub to display the controls. No linked images. No crosstab query.

 

by: stevbePosted on 2008-05-15 at 10:10:25ID: 21575932

is it bound to a complex query? ... I see this in reports sometimes.

If not a complex query, or if it really needs to be the way it is and you have not done a /decompile in a long time ... you should. The easiest wayu (for me) is to first make a copy of you app incase something goes horribly wrong (never has yest for me but you never know). then from Start --> run tyoe msaccess /decompile. Now open your Access dfatabase from inside that Access session and immediatley do a repair / compact. Now open any code window and Debug --> compile.

Steve

 

by: rcavelPosted on 2008-05-23 at 11:31:39ID: 21634541

First, I apologize for not responding sooner. No submitted solutions have been effective for my problem. In fact, I have had a Microsoft tech support consult which also has not yet resolved the issue.

 

by: jimhornPosted on 2008-05-23 at 11:33:16ID: 21634556

(6) {wild guess} have you attached your mdb, object-by-object, to Visual Source Safe?

 

by: rcavelPosted on 2008-05-23 at 11:47:04ID: 21634696

We do not use Visual SourceSafe.

 

by: rcavelPosted on 2008-05-29 at 11:23:18ID: 21671880

Microsoft support can get the form to close quickly on their pc, but cannot explain why it will no do so on pc's in our institution.

 

by: stevbePosted on 2008-06-03 at 10:05:08ID: 21702359

Are you using any third party controls on that form ... is there anything that is not part of native Access?

 

by: rcavelPosted on 2008-06-03 at 11:26:52ID: 21703027

I do have several MS DateTimePickers.

 

by: rcavelPosted on 2008-06-05 at 11:32:54ID: 21722558

I am closing the question - if that is legit.

 

by: jimhornPosted on 2008-06-20 at 06:39:16ID: 21831064

If you did not get an answer to your question, then a PAQ-Refund would be appropriate here.
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