[AccessD] A2010: Create custom popup menu to run custom function

Hi Charlotte

No, unfortunately not, that link is about the ribbon. 
My popup menu will be completely separated from that.

/gustav


>>> charlotte.foust at gmail.com 17-08-12 5:28 >>>
I haven't done it in years in Access.   Does this help?

http://www.accessribbon.de/en/index.php?FAQ:9

Popup menus seemed to have devolved into context sensitive ribbons, which
aren't the same thing at all.

Charlotte

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> So this would be one of the tough questions at a job interview?
>
> Has no one created a popup-menu?
>
> /gustav
>
>
> >>> gustav at cactus.dk 15-08-12 18:23 >>>
> Hi all
>
> I need some help with this.
>
> I've found out that you need a reference to the Office Object Library and
> then create a "commandbar" to achieve this, but the code examples I can
> locate just adds standard Access/Office commands to the menu using "secret"
> values.
>
> My popup should be displayed when right-clicking the form outside the
> controls.
> It should contain a few menu entries, say:
>
>   Create New
>   Reset
>
> When clicking one of these, a function of mine should be called, like:
>
>   CreateNewOrder()
>   ClearOrder()
>
> No fancy icons or the like is needed.
>
> I've managed to create a shortcutmenu (macro) but, when I right-click, no
> menu is shown - the macro is executed right away.
>
> /gustav