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# Report Annoyances
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/report-annoyances/
- Published: 2021-03-11T00:12:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T13:05:52.000Z
- Description: Five things I hate about the default behavior of DoCmd.OpenReport.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Reports, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

There are many little things that annoy me about the default report behavior in Access. Here's a brief list. I'll address each item in more detail in future articles.

This list applies to the *default* behavior of **DoCmd.OpenReport**:

1. **[Auto-Print](https://nolongerset.com/previewing-reports/):** Opening a report sends it directly to the printer with no on-screen preview
2. **[Wrong Data](https://nolongerset.com/openreport-shows-wrong-data/):** If you call OpenReport on a report that's already open, Access doesn't apply the new criteria to the report
3. **[Unwarranted Errors](https://nolongerset.com/the-openreport-action-was-canceled/):** When you cancel report opening in the OnNoData event, Access raises an error
4. **[Cascading Maximize](https://nolongerset.com/avoid-the-cascading-maximize/):** If you open a report from a windowed form, maximize the report, then close it, the windowed form from which you opened the report gets maximized
5. **[Missing OpenArgs](https://nolongerset.com/future-compatibility/):** Prior to Access 2007, OpenArgs was not supported for the OpenReport method

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