ACC97: Toggling Visible Property Makes Calendar Control Smaller (164096)

SYMPTOMS

When you toggle the Visible property of a Calendar control on a form from True to False and then back to True again, the control gets smaller on the form. It continues to shrink as you continue to toggle its Visible property.

RESOLUTION

Set the BorderStyle property of the Calendar control to Transparent. Then if you want a border around the Calendar control, drag a Rectangle control around the Calendar control, and set the BorderStyle of the rectangle to the desired effect.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Start Microsoft Access and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.

Create the following new form not based on any table or query in Design view:

      Form: ShrinkCalendar
      -----------------------------
      Caption: Calendar Form

      Calendar control 8.0:
         Name: axCalendar
         BorderStyle: Solid
      Command button:
         Name: cmdToggle
         Caption: Toggle Calendar
         OnClick: [Event Procedure]

Type the following procedure in the OnClick property of the cmdToggle command button:

      Private Sub cmdToggle_Click()
         Me!axCalendar.Visible = Not Me!axCalendar.Visible
      End Sub

Save the ShrinkCalendar form and switch to Form view.
Click the Toggle Calendar button repeatedly. Note that as the Calendar control disappears and reappears again, it becomes smaller. The effect is most noticeable if you click the command button 30 to 50 times.

NOTE: If you close and reopen the form containing the Calendar control, the control expands to its original size.