ACC2000: In RTL Pages, Control Disappears When Position Property is Changed to Relative

ID: Q232062

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access 2000
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SYMPTOMS

After you place a control on a right-to-left (RTL) data access page, changing its Position property to Relative causes it to permanently disappear.


CAUSE

Only Absolute positioning is supported in data access page sections. Changing the Position property to Relative results in unexpected behavior in both RTL and left-to-right (LTR) pages.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start Access and open any database.


  2. Create a new right-to-left data access page.


  3. Add a text box control to the page.


  4. Right-click the control, and click Properties on the shortcut menu.


  5. Change the Position property to Relative.

    Note that the control disappears.


Additional query words: prb

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


Last Reviewed: August 26, 1999
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