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Close Access Report using the timer
Posted on 2016-08-24
I have some users who have a problem leaving a report opened in Preview mode overnight. Trying to tell them not to do that is like talking to a brick wall sometimes. So what I want to do is have the report close the preview window after a specific amount of time. Can this be done when a report is opened in preview mode? This is how I open the report from my form. This form does stay open but in hidden mode until the user actually closes the report. Then the form is unhidden and they can then close the form also. I want to put a timer on the report so it closes after 5 minutes. So how can I set this up on my report?
Here is the code that opens the report from a command button on my form:
And here is the code that unhides the form once the user closes the report preview:
Here is the code that opens the report from a command button on my form:
Dim stDocName As String
TempVars.Add "strBOForm", Me.Name
stDocName = Me.cboReport
DoCmd.OpenReport stDocName, acPreview
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdFitToWindow
Me.Visible = False
And here is the code that unhides the form once the user closes the report preview:
Private Sub Report_Close()
Forms(TempVars!strBOForm).Visible = True
End Sub
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Well the report has a timer event. IF you set the timer interval equal to 5*60*1000 (5 minutes) and code in the timer event:
EDIT: And note that your close event will still fire, resetting the visibility of the form, regardless of how the report is closed.
Private Sub Report_Timer()
DoCmd.Close acReport, Me.Name
End Sub
EDIT: And note that your close event will still fire, resetting the visibility of the form, regardless of how the report is closed.
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You might also be interested in this MSKB article:
ACC: How to Detect User Idle Time or Inactivity
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/128814
It's a more generic approach to doing this. When Idle time occurs, most developers add a routine that closes down the app, usually by using the forms and reports collection to close each object that is open.
Jim.
ACC: How to Detect User Idle Time or Inactivity
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/128814
It's a more generic approach to doing this. When Idle time occurs, most developers add a routine that closes down the app, usually by using the forms and reports collection to close each object that is open.
Jim.
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Thank you Anders. That's exactly what I was looking for but I also wasn't sure if the code in the Report Close event would still fire or not.
@ Jim - I actually use that article to close down the DB after a certain amount of time. But I wanted this particular report to close after 5 minutes. The inactivity is set for an hour before it closes the DB all together.
@ Jim - I actually use that article to close down the DB after a certain amount of time. But I wanted this particular report to close after 5 minutes. The inactivity is set for an hour before it closes the DB all together.
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lawrence,
if the app is set to automatically close at 1 hour, how can the users keep the report open over night?
Just asking.
Dale
if the app is set to automatically close at 1 hour, how can the users keep the report open over night?
Just asking.
Dale
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