Hidden Controls

[spiritwolf]

I would like to make a Access Database with hidden buttons that can be accessed by pressing something like ctrl+Alt+b. How can I do this? Also while Im at it if i create a database using a access database the end user doesnt have to have access do they?

[mattbrown]

Do you want the buttons in access or are they meant to be in a visual basic program that you are accessing and access database from. So I can't really answer this yet.

The user does not have to have access itself on their computer but they will probably need to have at least the Jet Database engine installed.

The most flexible and easiest way to use access databases I think is to use ADO which comes as part of Microsofts Data Access Components (MDAC) you can get these at
http://www.microsoft.com/data

there is stuff there on how to use them as well.

[spiritwolf]

The controls will be in the visual basic application and they will be commandbuttons.

[spiritwolf]

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I would like to make a Access Database with hidden buttons that can be accessed by pressing something like ctrl+Alt+b. How can I do this? Also while Im at it if i create a database using a access database the end user doesnt have to have access do they? (the buttons would be in the vb application)




Now couldn't I use this for that:

Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Timer1.Interval = 50
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyControl) And GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyEscape) Then command1.show
End Sub

Or something simular?