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Dropdown Menu Still Visible
Hank Megens 
      
39 days ago
Hi,

i have a form on which I have a dropdown list to select a movie. After the selection a nnew forms open with the details of that movie. No problem there.
But the open dropdown menu is still visible, over my new form.
How to solve this?

Hank Megens
Hank Megens OP  @Reply  
      
39 days ago

Donald Blackwell  @Reply  
        
39 days ago
In the event that changes the record, just make it hidden. If it's a popup form, it could be closed. If it's a control that is normally hidden, just hide it again after selected a film. How you do it depends if you are using Macros or VBA.

If it's a control:
     If it's a Macro, use SetProperty to set the visible property to False
     If it's VBA, after changing the record in the form, add the following:

Hide Control using VBA     ' take focus away from the control so you can hide it
     YOURCONTROLNAME.enabled = false

     ' hide the control
     YOURCONTROLNAME.visible = false
Donald Blackwell  @Reply  
        
39 days ago
However, using the VBA method shown, you'll need to add code to re-enable the control the next time you show it. Sorry forgot to include that.
Kevin Robertson  @Reply  
           
39 days ago
We are going to need additional information.
For example:
   How are you opening the Form?
   Macro or VBA?
   If VBA, what is your code?
   Which event are you using?
Sandra Truax  @Reply  
         
39 days ago
Richard was having the same issue in his fitness database and he shows how to fix it in Fitness 38.
Fitness 38
Hank Megens OP  @Reply  
      
38 days ago
The code I used (VBA) was taken form the fitness databse series (number 29 and 30). I'm currently revisiting that because of other issues. I will also take a look at fitness 38.
thanks for the replies.
If I don't figure it out myself I will return here.

Hank

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