Modal Property [Access 2003 VBA Language Reference]
You can use the Modal property to specify whether a form or report opens as a modal window. When a form or report opens as a modal window, you must close the window before you can move the focus to another object. Read/write Boolean.
expression.Modal
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Remarks
The Modal property uses the following settings.
| Setting | Visual Basic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | True | The form or report opens as a modal window. |
| No | False | (Default) The form opens as a non-modal window. |
You can set this property by using the formor rpeort's property sheet , a macro , or Visual Basic .
When you open a modal window, other windows in Microsoft Access are disabled until you close the form (although you can switch to windows in other applications). To disable menus and toolbars in addition to other windows, set both the Modal and PopUp properties to Yes.
You can use the BorderStyle property to specify the kind of border a form will have. Typically, modal forms have the BorderStyle property set to Dialog.
Tip
ModalPopUpBorderStyleModalPopUpBorderStyle
Setting the Modal property to Yes makes the form modal only when you:
- Open it in Form view from the Database window.
- Open it in Form view by using a macro or Visual Basic.
- Switch from Design view to Form view.
When the form is modal, you can't switch to Datasheet view from Form view, although you can switch to Design view and then to Datasheet view.
The form isn't modal in Design view or Datasheet view and also isn't modal if you switch from Datasheet view to Form view.
Note You can use the Dialog setting of the Window Mode action argument of the OpenForm action to open a form with its Modal and PopUp properties set to Yes.
Example
To return the value of the Modal property for the "Order Entry" form, you can use the following:
Dim b As Booleanb = Forms("Order Entry").Modal
To set the value of the Modal property, you can use the following:
Forms("Order Entry").Modal = True
Applies to | Form Object | Report Object
See Also | BorderStyle Property | CloseButton Property | ControlBox Property | MinMaxButtons Property | PopUp Property