[AccessD] Ribbon context

[Rocky Smolin]

O. So not ALL forms need the delete button disabled?  How many?

r

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 8:40 AM Ryan W <wrwehler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, I could but if the user navigates to another menu via one of the
> AutoKeys buttons I have assigned, I need the delete button to contextually
> enable/disable itself if they go back to the tab in question, which is why
> the OnActivate event seems like a logical choice, because it kicks off
> again if you have the form open and go back to the tab.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 10:28 AM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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