Cool Features?

[MadMaxx]

Hey guys.

What are some cool features you have added to some of your programs. I have completed a program and want to add some interesting stuff to it but don't know what to add. It's a Planning System by the way.

Anyone?

 

[yippie_ky_yay]

Hey MadMaxx,

I got the Access Cookbook (O'Reilly) and it's filled with great ideas! - you can see the table of contents here:
www.oreilly.com/catalog/accesscook/toc.html

One of my favorites is a search form that looks similar to MS help forms (you know the ones that the list narrows down as you type?)

-Sean

 

[mission2java_78]

What about connecting to an external source and displaying your cities local weather =).

Jon

 

[Autoeng]

To increase user friendliness I use a form resizer so that no matter what the user screen resolution the form always looks the same.

If you go to www.fmsinc.com the have a Total Access Components with a lot of nice goodies. You can get some ideas from there.

A scrolling marque, tip or quote of the day and loading screen are alwasy nice touches.

 

[gkaste]

I think it will be a cool feature when I get the damn thing to work

 

[mission2java_78]

Features on my main menu:

http://www.dbguy.com/images/spi/2.jpg

Check out the weather socket

For more images try:
http://www.dbguy.com/images/spi/1.jpg
http://www.dbguy.com/images/spi/3.jpg
http://www.dbguy.com/images/spi/4.jpg
http://www.dbguy.com/images/spi/5.jpg

Peace

 

[MadMaxx]

Question. How can the Last modified date be 2 days greater than today???

 

[mission2java_78]

I put that date in for now...but it takes its value from the database.

Jon

 

[MadMaxx]

So really the program isn't functional yet. It's what you want it to look like in the end?

 

[mission2java_78]

So really the program isn't functional yet. It's what you want it to look like in the end?

No it is functional 100%...has it been released almost...
I went into the table of the version that held the date and placed that date in there cause i just added that field.
If you want I can change it

 

[mission2java_78]

So really the program isn't functional yet. It's what you want it to look like in the end?

There ya go

try now:

http://www.dbguy.com/images/spi/2.jpg

Jon

 

[MadMaxx]

I'm not trying to put you down or anything. It's gonna look cool though.

 

[mission2java_78]

I'm not trying to put you down or anything. It's gonna look cool though.

I dont have feelings

 

[mission2java_78]

I'm not trying to put you down or anything. It's gonna look cool though.

What do you mean gonna
You mean it doesnt look cool now

Jon

 

[Autoeng]

Mission2Java_78:

One word for ya...

Sweet.

 

[yippie_ky_yay]

That does look pretty slick Jon!

How did you get the icon in the corner of the form? - I thought you could only do that in VB?!?

-Sean

 

[mission2java_78]

The front end is vb.

However you can change access to do the same thing via API for your icon...i've done it for my previous applications. The tree control is the same as well its simply active x.

Jon

 

[mission2java_78]

That does look pretty slick Jon!

How did you get the icon in the corner of the form? - I thought you could only do that in VB?!?

-Sean

Another suggestion I have is turn off the borders and create your own. You can easily mimic the same functionality (Min / Max / Close) on any form without boreders...than you can put your custom icon as well. This is just an alternative.

Jon

 

[yippie_ky_yay]

Thanks Jon - I'll look into that! Coming from VB, that was one of the little things that bothered me when working in Access because I couldn't find it (esp. because it was so easy to do).

Cheers!
-Sean