[AccessD] Ribbon context
Ryan W
wrwehler at gmail.com
Tue Jan 25 10:47:18 CST 2022
Well, lets put it this way:
All forms need it but only a dozen or so forms that are used frequently
that the contextually enabled function would be nice
On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 10:44 AM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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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