Clayton, Also be sure to close your form explicitly, or the form that has the focus will get closed... which may not be the form you wanted.
docmd.close acForm, "frmMyFormName" I believe that's the syntax for the OnTimer event. Neil Squires -----Original Message----- From: AccessDevelopers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of brazilianbound Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:02 AM To: AccessDevelopers@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AccessDevelopers] Re: MsgBox question Thanks again Tobi, I'll try to figure out how to do this. Geeze, I can't wait for my classes to start in January. I really do appreciate your help and all of the other's that help me with my programming questions. Thank! Clayton --- In AccessDevelopers@yahoogroups.com, "Hoffman, Tobi K \(DYS\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not for a message box, but you can instead bring up a form which uses a > timer event to close itself after a specified interval. Set the > TimerInterval to 1000 times the number of seconds you want it open. > Make it modal if you don't want the user doing anything else while it's > up. > > Tobi > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessDevelopers@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brazilianbound > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:52 AM > To: AccessDevelopers@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AccessDevelopers] MsgBox question > > > Is there a way to make a message box appear for like 3 to 5 seconds and > then close itself? > > Thanks, Clayton > > > > > > > > Please zip all files prior to uploading to Files section. > Yahoo! Groups Links > Please zip all files prior to uploading to Files section. Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2jUsvC/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/q7folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Please zip all files prior to uploading to Files section. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AccessDevelopers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
