I am using 3 databases to do client side updating.

When a client version starts this program will automatically update the client database from the server. The program works like this.

- start client database
- check for updates
- if there are updates overwrite the client (else start normally)
- close the temp database and open the updated client

My problem is to hide the "check for update" screen when the updated database open by Shell command.

My code looks like this:

strDest = "myDatabase.mdb"
strOpenClient = "MSAccess.exe " & strDest
Shell strOpenClient, vbNormalFocus
DoCmd.Quit

Advanced thanks :)
Mona

To hide your database, You can change your code to this

strDest = "myDatabase.mdb"
strOpenClient = "MSAccess.exe " & strDest
Shell strOpenClient, vbHide
DoCmd.Quit



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Vikash Kumar Singh

Hi vksingh24

Thanks for your reply. I need to hide only the "Startup Form" not the whole DB when I start from the Shell command. If there is a way to find out how the DB is started(i.e is it from the Shell command or by normal start) then it can be done.

-Mona

the name of the staartupform.open,minimise.