ACC2000: Disabled Tab Control Page Remains Visible

ID: Q208766

The information in this article applies to:
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).


SYMPTOMS

When the Enabled property of a page on a tab control is set to False, you can still click the tab and see its controls and the data that they contain. However, you cannot change any of the data.


RESOLUTION

To hide the data on a disabled tab control page, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Set the Visible property of the tab control page to False in the Load event of the form. This makes the tab control page and its tab invisible. Add the following procedure to the Load event of the form, substituting the name of your own tab control: 

Private Sub Form_Load()
   If Me!TabCtl0.Pages(1).Enabled = False Then
      Me!TabCtl0.Pages(1).Visible = False
   End If
End Sub

Method 2

Set the Visible properties of the controls on the tab control page to False in the Load event of the form. This hides the controls on that page, but allows the tab to remain visible. Add the following procedure to the Load event of the form, substituting the name of your own tab control and page controls: 

Private Sub Form_Load()
  If Me!Tabctl0.Pages(1).Enabled = False Then
     Me!TabCtl0.Pages(1).Controls![HireDate].Visible = False
     Me!TabCtl0.Pages(1).Controls![ReportsTo].Visible = False
  End If
End Sub


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb, and create a new blank form based on the Employees table.


  2. Add a tab control to the form.


  3. If the field list is not displayed, click Field List on the View menu.


  4. Click the Page 1 tab on the tab control, and drag the EmployeeID, FirstName and LastName fields from the field list to the tab control.


  5. Click the Page 2 tab on the tab control, and drag the HireDate and ReportsTo fields from the field list to the tab control.


  6. Set the Enabled property of the Page 2 tab to No.


  7. Save the form as frmTabCtl and close it.


  8. Open the frmTabCtl form in Form view.


  9. Click the Page 2 tab. Note that you can see the HireDate and ReportsTo fields, but you cannot change them.



REFERENCES

For more information about the tab control, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type "tab control" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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Keywords          : kbdta FmsOthr 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999