Adding a form to MS Access's MDI Parent

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Timbersmart - 19 May 2008 01:04 GMT

Hello, subject explains it all. I'm interested in hosting a small form
created in VB.NET 2005, 2008 into an open instance of Access.

I've imported the OLB as DLL and referenced it, although I'm not sure how to
access an already open instance of Access. I've fetched the window handle but
the .NET form object requires another MDI form in the Show(mdiHost as Form)
property. I suppose both Access.Form and System.Windows.Forms.Form are
completely different.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Is this even possible?

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Tom van Stiphout - 19 May 2008 05:26 GMT

Yes. There is an exciting product from Microsoft that allows
integration of Access and DotNet forms, something that would
ordinarily not be possible.
Check out this link:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.ms-access/browse_thread/thread/78d
8c3a80cca3cc1/c4c77f430c7402db?lnk=st&q=#c4c77f430c7402db

-Tom.

>Hello, subject explains it all. I'm interested in hosting a small form
>created in VB.NET 2005, 2008 into an open instance of Access.
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>Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>Is this even possible?

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