Best Fit For Column
acCmdColumnWidth
This routine allows you to set a column to be best fit. There are a number of steps required to ensure this example works.
- Add the code to a module
- Add a button to a toolbar
- Set ther action for the new toolbar item to
=TBBestFit()
Also this code uses SendKeys which is known to sometimes cause problems.
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' This code was originally written by Terry Wickenden.
' It is not to be altered or distributed,
' except as part of an application.
' You are free to use it in any application,
' provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
Function TBBestFit()
On Error Goto ErrHandler
SendKeys "%B", False
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdColumnWidth
Exit Function
ErrHandler:
Select Case Err
Case 2046
'Command not available
MsgBox "Column width is not available at this time.", vbCritical, "Not Available"
Case 2501
'Cancel selected in dialog box - do nothing
Case Else
MsgBox Err.Number & ":-" & vbCrLf & Err.Description
End Select
End Function
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