Intranet: open local file in fullscreen mode

[fairyjo]

Hello,

Couldn't find any help on the web about this, I hope you will be able to help me.

I am working on an intranet website for a company and it's extremely simple I can only make static html pages. They wanted to use an MS Access application they have created on their local file server. I managed to create a link from the intranet page to the Access applicaton but the application opens in a sized window and not in a "maximized" window.

I cannot find a way to have the application opening in fullscreen. Do you know how I could achieve this? Any hint or help would be very much appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance, sincerely,
Joanie

[Costin Trifan]

Add this script in the head tag of the window that displays the Access app:

<script type="text/javascript">

top.window.moveTo(0,0);
if (document.all || document.layers|| document.getElementById)
    top.window.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);

</script>

And in the page that's calling the page above set the link target to "_blank":

<a href="accessPage.htm" target="_blank">new window</a>

This will resize your access page to fit the screen no matter what screen resolution user uses. Browsers supported: IE 5+ , Opera 9 & FF 2

I hope this is what you want.

[John Scott]

Long time no see, fairyjo

[fairyjo]

Hello Costin,
Thanks for your script, I tried it, unfortunately it doesn't work. The Access application still opens in a sized window. Any other idea?

Hi John,
Yes I know I don't come so often any more, but I still know where to come for help

[Costin Trifan]

The Access app is displayed in a browser window and not in an Access form, right?

I ask because this script is resizing any browser window with no problems...

[fairyjo]

Well, no the Access app is opened in an Access form, sorry I didn't make it clear in the first place.

I tried to link to a shortcut on the file server, as I could set the shortcut to open a maximized window, but this didn't work either.

Originally Posted by Costin Trifan

The Access app is displayed in a browser window and not in an Access form, right?

I ask because this script is resizing any browser window with no problems...

[Costin Trifan]

I've found this: http://www.techonthenet.com/access/s...d/maximize.php

(it's better explained here)

One other thing, on other site I've seen that they add that DoCmd.Maximize in the 'On Activate' event but I think it's better when it's set in the Form_Load event, though...