Controlling Spell Checker

[Database Administrator]

Is there way to have control over the MS-Access spell checking (besides just
launching it)? We want to tell it to check all records, but skip certain
fields (or, alternatively, ONLY check certain fields). Is that possible?

Alternatively, if that's not, we noticed that the spell checker skips fields
that are disabled. So one could disable the fields to be skipped; run the
spell checker; and then re-enable those fields when done. But how would one
know when it's done.

Any ideas/suggestions/hints/etc.?

Thanks,

Neil

[Database Administrator]

For the controls that you want to omit from the spell check, goto Properties
> Other and enter “skip” (without the quatation marks) in the Tag Property.



Private Sub SpellCheckLimited_Click()
Dim ctrl as Control

For Each Ctrl In Me.Controls
If TypeOf Ctrl Is TextBox Then

If Ctrl.Tag = "skip" Then
Ctrl.Enabled = False
End If

End If
Next

DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSpelling

For Each Ctrl In Me.Controls
If TypeOf Ctrl Is TextBox Then

If Ctrl.Tag = "skip" Then
Ctrl.Enabled = True
End If

End If
Next
End Sub

When it's done you'll get a popup box with default "Spell Check Complete."
You could, of course, reverse the process by using

If Ctrl.Tag <> "skip" Then

to disable/enable the fields not so tagged.

Good Luck!

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[Database Administrator]

Those first two lines of my post should read:

For the controls that you want to omit from the spell check, goto Properties -
Other and enter “skip” (without the quatation marks) in the Tag Property.

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[Database Administrator]

The following code, when placed in a module can be called from a button on a
form. It will spell check only the text boxes on that form.

Public Function Spell()
' Arvin Meyer 9/17/1998
' Adapted from code by Terry Wickenden
Dim ctlSpell As Control
Dim frm As Form
Set frm = Screen.ActiveForm
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
' Enumerate Controls collection.
For Each ctlSpell In frm.Controls
If TypeOf ctlSpell Is TextBox Then
If Len(ctlSpell) > 0 Then
With ctlSpell
.SetFocus
.SelStart = 0
.SelLength = Len(ctlSpell)
End With
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSpelling
End If
End If
Next
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
End Function
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"Neil" wrote in message
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> Is there way to have control over the MS-Access spell checking (besides
> just launching it)? We want to tell it to check all records, but skip
> certain fields (or, alternatively, ONLY check certain fields). Is that
> possible?
>
> Alternatively, if that's not, we noticed that the spell checker skips
> fields that are disabled. So one could disable the fields to be skipped;
> run the spell checker; and then re-enable those fields when done. But how
> would one know when it's done.
>
> Any ideas/suggestions/hints/etc.?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil
>

[Database Administrator]

Thanks, Arvin. The problem I'm running into, though, is that the client
wants to check only a particular field, but for all records (in Continuous
Forms view) at once, not as each record is edited. I could change your code
below to use the control name for that one control, instead of the control
type. But the problem remains that it would still only check for that one
record.

I proposed to the client checking the spelling of that one field as it's
edited. He said that's fine, except that the spell checker comes up EVERY
time, even if there are no spelling mistakes. He doesn't like that.

So I'm left with two options: 1) find a way to run the spell checker for all
records in the form, but only for a particular field in each record; or 2)
find a way to have the spell checker pop up after that particular field is
edited, but only if there's a spelling error.

I guess there's a third option: find a third-party spell checker that
provides more programmatic control.

Thanks!

Neil


"Arvin Meyer [MVP]" wrote in message
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> The following code, when placed in a module can be called from a button on
> a form. It will spell check only the text boxes on that form.
>
> Public Function Spell()
> ' Arvin Meyer 9/17/1998
> ' Adapted from code by Terry Wickenden
> Dim ctlSpell As Control
> Dim frm As Form
> Set frm = Screen.ActiveForm
> DoCmd.SetWarnings False
> ' Enumerate Controls collection.
> For Each ctlSpell In frm.Controls
> If TypeOf ctlSpell Is TextBox Then
> If Len(ctlSpell) > 0 Then
> With ctlSpell
> .SetFocus
> .SelStart = 0
> .SelLength = Len(ctlSpell)
> End With
> DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSpelling
> End If
> End If
> Next
> DoCmd.SetWarnings True
> End Function
> --
> Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
> http://www.datastrat.com
> http://www.mvps.org/access
> http://www.accessmvp.com
>
> "Neil" wrote in message
> news:_zFRh.5515$u03.2006@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
>> Is there way to have control over the MS-Access spell checking (besides
>> just launching it)? We want to tell it to check all records, but skip
>> certain fields (or, alternatively, ONLY check certain fields). Is that
>> possible?
>>
>> Alternatively, if that's not, we noticed that the spell checker skips
>> fields that are disabled. So one could disable the fields to be skipped;
>> run the spell checker; and then re-enable those fields when done. But how
>> would one know when it's done.
>>
>> Any ideas/suggestions/hints/etc.?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Neil
>>
>
>

[Database Administrator]

Neil wrote:
"Thanks, Arvin. The problem I'm running into, though, is that the client
wants to check only a particular field, but for all records (in Continuous
Forms view) at once, not as each record is edited."

My code posted above does exactly what you want, Neil. Have you tried it out?

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[Database Administrator]

Hello. I just saw your post. Since my original message was cross-posted, but
you only responded in this newsgroup, I didn't see your message because I
was looking in another newsgroup.

So, yes, your solution would work. Thanks for that.


"missinglinq via AccessMonster.com" wrote in message
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> Neil wrote:
> "Thanks, Arvin. The problem I'm running into, though, is that the client
> wants to check only a particular field, but for all records (in Continuous
> Forms view) at once, not as each record is edited."
>
> My code posted above does exactly what you want, Neil. Have you tried it
> out?
>
> --
> There's ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat!
>
> Answers/posts based on Access 2000
>
> Message posted via AccessMonster.com
> http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/For...ccess/200704/1
>

[Geoff.Brady]

Hi, I have a similar problem. I want to be able to call a table (or select a table(s) from a form then run spell check on that table. I don't want users to open the tables directly. How do I get acCmdSpelling to do this? Seems simple