[AccessD] Shortcuts Again

It did sound like a run time substitution of some sort.

I thought you had retired.

John W. Colby

On 2/21/2015 2:30 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> Never mind.  I figured it out.  It wasn't Access - it was me.
>
> You see for this app, which is distributed, I have language tables with all
> the control captions and message boxes so I can do translations on the fly
> and it's easy to add a new language.
>
> So the translation for the command button Sales orders is &Sales Orders.  It
> doesn't matter what I put in the for, the caption on the button is going to
> be replaced by what's in the table.  Which is...wait for it...&Sales Orders.
>
> Of all the things I considered as to why the shortcut was reverting back to
> S, I forgot about the translation.
>
> Oh well, time to retire...
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
> 858-259-4334
> www.bchacc.com
> www.e-z-mrp.com
> Skype: rocky.smolin
>   
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 11:13 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Shortcuts Again
>
> Dear List:
>   
> I had a problem with two shortcuts on a menu having the same letter - S.
> When I look at it in design view the shortcuts are different - G and O.
> When I go back to form view they revert to S.
>   
> I tried the Save an text and Load from text trick.  Starting with a form
> with & in front of the S in both command buttons, I export to text, change
> the ampersands to G and O. Then Load from text.  In design view, AOK.  Form
> view - they revert to S underlined.
>   
> So, I'm totally stumped.  What to do?
>   
> MTIA
>   
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
> 858-259-4334
> www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com
> <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/>
> Skype: rocky.smolin
>   
>