[AccessD] Ribbon context

[Rocky Smolin]

Can you disable the delete button in the Open event of the opening form?
That should keep it disabled for the whole session, no?

r

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 5:18 AM Ryan W <wrwehler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ahh. Unfortunately I need to use the in place ribbon. As I said it works
> now and the delete button doesn’t succeed due to table permissions. It
> would just be a “nice” feature to disable the button to give an indicator.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 25, 2022, at 7:07 AM, Gustav Brock via AccessD <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ryan
> >
> > The default ribbon.
> >
> > /gustav
> >
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: Ryan Wehler <wrwehler at gmail.com>
> > Sendt: 25. januar 2022 13:44
> > Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Cc: Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk>
> > Emne: Re: [AccessD] Ribbon context
> >
> > Most my users are in runtime mode. They still have the ribbon, what am I
> missing here ?
> >
> >> On Jan 25, 2022, at 2:32 AM, Gustav Brock via AccessD <
> accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Ryan
> >>
> >> You could run the application in runtime mode.
> >>
> >> /gustav
> >>
> >> PS: How do you manage typing that amount of text on your phone?
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> >> Fra: AccessD <accessd-bounces+gustav=cactus.dk at databaseadvisors.com>
> På vegne af Ryan W
> >> Sendt: 25. januar 2022 01:39
> >> Til: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> >> Emne: [AccessD] Ribbon context
> >>
> >> In Access I’m trying to disable some ribbon buttons based on the form
> in question and permissions to delete records on that form.
> >>
> >> I’ve got the getEnabled logic worked out and it disables the delete
> button on the ribbon when I invalidate the control via the OnActivate event
> for the form (so it runs again if the form tab is switched back).
> >>
> >> My issue is we have hundreds of forms that would need an OnActivate
> event added so the delete button can be contextually controlled.
> >>
> >>
> >> Is there a better way to do this that isn’t a really fast timer event
> or some sort of class for handling that event on all forms (can you even
> instantiate a class object on a closed form?)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Right now the delete button always shows but the code behind it will
> not succeed if the back end tables don’t grant the permissions, it would
> just be nice to sort of give a visual cue that the action isn’t possible.
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
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