[AccessD] Controlling Custom Toolbars

Darryl Collins Darryl.Collins at coles.com.au
Thu Sep 11 19:39:06 CDT 2008


Ok Folks

That works great.  Now I have a new (but related issue).  How do i control the docking position on built in/ existing toolbars?

In Excel VBA the code is

gxltbMyToolbar.Position = 1

The control options being
Top     1
Right   2
Left    0
Bottom  3
Floating        4

It seems that 4 (floating is the default) in Access, but what is the darn syntax to get them to dock?

I can do this if i create the command bar from scratch, but in this case I am just using commandbars I custom built using the default button set.


Set myBar = CommandBars.Add(Name:="Customer", _
            Position:=msoBarTop, _
            Temporary:=True)

but I cannot figure out how to make existing toolbars behave!

Thanks once again

Darryl.


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Stuart
McLachlan
Sent: Thursday, 11 September 2008 4:07 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Controlling Custom Toolbars


If you ONLY want the custom toolbar (ie you don't want the default Form toolbar as well),
just set the Toolbar property in the Forms Property Sheet-Other tab.

Otherwise use

DoCmd.ShowToolbar "IT PMO Financial Control Tool", acToolbarYes
and
DoCmd.ShowToolbar "IT PMO Financial Control Tool", acToolbarNo

to display/hide it.


On 11 Sep 2008 at 15:48, Darryl Collins wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> When I code in Excel I use custom toolbars a lot and they are dead
> easy to control.  Often each set will have it own toolbar that has
> tools specific to its purpose and these are turned off and off using
> worksheet activate/deactive.
>
> In this Access beastie I am building I have made up a nice little
> custom toolbar, but I only want it to be available on when certain
> forms are active.  Struggling to get the syntax right on making the
> toolbar appear / disappear.
>
> Here is what I have go so far (which works - it is just too darn untidy - there has to be a better way).
>
> '========WHAT I HAVE (which works) =======================
> Sub RemoveDataEditToolbar()
>
> Dim mtb As Variant ' <-- Don't like using variant, but it is the only thing I can find that works.
> Dim strToolbar As String
>
> strToolbar = "IT PMO Financial Control Tool"
>
> For Each mtb In CommandBars ' <-- Don't like having to loop. Just want to set this to true or false
>     If mtb.Name = strToolbar Then
>         mtb.Visible = False
>         MsgBox mtb.Name & " Hidden"
>     End If
> Next mtb
> End Sub
> '===============================================
>
> '========WHAT I WANT (which doesn't) ===================
> Sub RemoveDataEditToolbar()
>
> Dim mtb As Access.CommandBar
> Dim strToolbar As String
>
> strToolbar = "IT PMO Financial Control Tool"
> Set mtb = Access.CommandBar.Name(strToolbar)
> mtb.Visible = False
>
> set mtb = nothing
> End Sub
> '===============================================
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> cheers
> Darryl
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