I can use the writing pad for word and excel but when I try to input into an Access Form it doesn't work. Is there anything out there that can solve this problem. I am using the tablet to do inspections and the keyboard isn't efficient.

Thanks!

Magic,

If you download and install the Tablet SDK you add both the InkEdit and
InkPicture controls to your Access Forms and get inking with Access.

There are a number of samples of VBA code to save/load ink to different
kinds of fields.

Specifically to your question, what version of Access and what controls on
your forms, Tablet OS and/or TIP are you running?

Hope this helps,

Fritz


--
Fritz Switzer
Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
www.abletfactory.com



"magic48s" <magic48s@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I can use the writing pad for word and excel but when I try to input into
an Access Form it doesn't work. Is there anything out there that can solve
this problem. I am using the tablet to do inspections and the keyboard isn't
efficient.
>
> Thanks!

Access 2000. I have a developer kit and packaged out a version with a runtime. I downloaded the SDK kit but did know that it could be used with Access. It sounds like you use vba code on the load. Is that correct?

Thanks for your help.

Ron Hensley

"Fritz Switzer" wrote:

> Magic,
>
> If you download and install the Tablet SDK you add both the InkEdit and
> InkPicture controls to your Access Forms and get inking with Access.
>
> There are a number of samples of VBA code to save/load ink to different
> kinds of fields.
>
> Specifically to your question, what version of Access and what controls on
> your forms, Tablet OS and/or TIP are you running?
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Fritz
>
>
> --
> Fritz Switzer
> Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
> www.abletfactory.com
>
>
>
> "magic48s" <magic48s@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E7817A16-276E-40E8-9523-A13F7EF1FA3C@microsoft.com...
> > I can use the writing pad for word and excel but when I try to input into
> an Access Form it doesn't work. Is there anything out there that can solve
> this problem. I am using the tablet to do inspections and the keyboard isn't
> efficient.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
>

Magic,

Yes, you can use VBA code. Basically, here are some considerations

Call the Save method on InkPicture's ink object in order to persist the ink
into a database.
To store it into a memo field you should persist as
IPF_Base64InkSerializedFormat.

A step-by-step tutorial for loading/saving to a memo field in Access named
"Hello InkWorld" can be found on the website in my signature.

VBA samples are available at www.gotdotnet.com in the Tablet User Samples
Community.

Drop into the tabletpc.developers newsgroup if you need additional
information or code snippets. You may want to check on additional ink
functionality with Access 2003. Off the top of my head, I can't think of
any major features that have been added over 2000, but I could be mistaken.

Hope this helps,

Fritz




--
Fritz Switzer
Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
www.abletfactory.com



"magic48s" <magic48s@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4FF3863D-E1EC-4C5C-9FFB-052FC0B74DB9@microsoft.com...
> Access 2000. I have a developer kit and packaged out a version with a
runtime. I downloaded the SDK kit but did know that it could be used with
Access. It sounds like you use vba code on the load. Is that correct?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Ron Hensley
>
> "Fritz Switzer" wrote:
>
> > Magic,
> >
> > If you download and install the Tablet SDK you add both the InkEdit and
> > InkPicture controls to your Access Forms and get inking with Access.
> >
> > There are a number of samples of VBA code to save/load ink to different
> > kinds of fields.
> >
> > Specifically to your question, what version of Access and what controls
on
> > your forms, Tablet OS and/or TIP are you running?
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Fritz
> >
> >
> > --
> > Fritz Switzer
> > Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
> > www.abletfactory.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "magic48s" <magic48s@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E7817A16-276E-40E8-9523-A13F7EF1FA3C@microsoft.com...
> > > I can use the writing pad for word and excel but when I try to input
into
> > an Access Form it doesn't work. Is there anything out there that can
solve
> > this problem. I am using the tablet to do inspections and the keyboard
isn't
> > efficient.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >