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Wanting something besides switchboard or navigation form

Anonymous
2012-06-10T15:01:46+00:00

I am used to using buttons or the switchboard for access operations which seemed clunky. Now they have a navigation form for reports. I am looking for something different that controls everything. I have seen an example for one at TheUAIC.com that seems fairly simple and has some nice features I like:

It has everything for navigation controlled by one form.

It can be used to open/execute everything like – Reports, Forms, Queries, Macros, Code etc.

Once a selection has been made it has an area that explains in greater detail of what the Report, Form, Query, Macro, Code etc. is about.

Documentation can be easily accessed for the selection.

Due dates can be also viewed and edited quickly for the selection.

My question is has anybody used this before or know or other navigation systems for Access that may similar or better?

Thanks for any assistance.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-06-16T23:36:39+00:00

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  2. ScottGem 68,820 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2012-06-11T20:50:16+00:00

    Didn't you ask this on utteraccess.com recently? 

    here's what I answered:

    Using a combobox for program control is not uncommon and easy to do. There are many ways to do it. One can use the MSysObjects system table to display objects and then execute code based on the type of object selected.

    But to be really easy for the user, It would be better to create your own table of Objects. This way you better control categories, listed objects and the actions to take. For example. you could have a category like Enter New Data, Edit Existing Data, Print Reports, etc. then based on the category a list of tasks is displayed using the technique of cascading combos. 

    Personally, I don't like this for total control of an application. But I do use the technique at times. Generally I use it for selecting reports, because there are often a long list of reports and they are added frequently.

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  3. George Hepworth 22,855 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2012-06-10T17:13:40+00:00

    Like Daniel, I'm sure you can find a multitude of free examples by searching on bing or google. MS has a lot of templates for Access, both 2007 and 2010, as well. Any one of those could serve as a starter.

    I can't imagine paying for a navigation menu that you would STILL have to modify to fit your own database. I say this because, no matter how well thought out it is, no "off-the-shelf" product is completely compatible with any other database. I didn't look too closely, but I have to assume that this product would be an open accdb which can be modified by the developer to suit. Otherwise it's sort of pointless.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-06-10T15:48:48+00:00

    There are hundreds, if not thousands of sample menus, switchboards, navigation panes,...  It is all a matter of opinion and need. I'd suggest try it out, see if it work for your needs or not and go from there.

    If you check out Roger's Access Library, UtterAcces.com, or a multitude of other site your can find, IMHO much nicer navigation tools that the one you specifically reference.  I certainly would not pay for a menu form/system when there are so many readily available free one.

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