Default Menu Bar

[Musa via AccessMonster.com]

I would like to hide or disable the MS Access Menu Bar for people who open
the database to enter forms.The menu bar that contains File /
Edit/Insert/Records/Window/Help. I was able to disable the max-min buttons
etc.. but this is the only remaining menu I can't seem to disable. I don't
have a custom menu bar , so using startup will not work for me.. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

You most certainly can, and should hide all of the ms-access interface. The
options to complete hide and keep people out of the ms-access interface can
easily be done using the tools->start-up options. Using those options allows
you to complete hide the ms-access interface (tool bars, database window
etc). Also, using these options means you
do not have to bother setting up security.

Try downloading and running the 3rd example at my following web site that
shows a hidden ms-access interface, and NO CODE is required to do
this....but just some settings in the start-up.

Check out:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/DownLoad.htm

After you try the application, you can exit, and then re-load the
application, but hold down the shift key to by-pass the start-up options. If
want, you can even disable the shift key by pass. I have a sample mdb file
that will let you "set" the shift key bypass on any application you want.
You can get this at:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/msaccess.html

 

[Musa via AccessMonster.com]

You most certainly can, and should hide all of the ms-access interface. The
options to complete hide and keep people out of the ms-access interface can
easily be done using the tools->start-up options. Using those options allows
you to complete hide the ms-access interface (tool bars, database window
etc). Also, using these options means you
do not have to bother setting up security.

Try downloading and running the 3rd example at my following web site that
shows a hidden ms-access interface, and NO CODE is required to do
this....but just some settings in the start-up.

Check out:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/DownLoad.htm

After you try the application, you can exit, and then re-load the
application, but hold down the shift key to by-pass the start-up options. If
want, you can even disable the shift key by pass. I have a sample mdb file
that will let you "set" the shift key bypass on any application you want.
You can get this at:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/msaccess.html

I'm sorry .. I didn't find this helpful.. Is there a yes/no property or
maybe a small code to hide the menu bar ?

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

I'm sorry .. I didn't find this helpful.. Is there a yes/no property or

You use the tools->startup, and using those settings you can hide all other
menus...except your "main" menu you specify for your application.

maybe a small code to hide the menu bar ?

I don't any code handy...hopefully others will chime in..

Actually, if you tried the sample, you see that I simply made a custom menu
bar, and specified that in the startup.

The advantage of the above approach is simple.

1) for the last 15+ years, virtually EVERY software package you, or your
users EVER used has a menu bar. I not sure if we really want to complete
re-write and throw out what the whole computing industry been using for a
very long time. Not only does my sample hide the ms-access interface, but
has a menu bar like every other application you purchased and installed on
your computer does. Why no go with what the total weight of the WHOLE
COMPUTING industry been using for the last 15+ years?

2) The sample also shows that you don't even have to write any code to hide
the access interface.

You can try and Google...there are some code examples posted now and then
that hide the menu bar(s), but, the problem is then when you run other
access applications, those menus might not be turned back on..and that can
make users quite angrily at YOU!!!. It usually best to setup YOUR
application to naturally ONLY show the menus it needs. Since every
application has some type of menu bar, it kind of assumed that you used
windows, and are aware that most applications have some type of menu
bar.....ms-access makes this same assumption. However, as noted, you can
hide virtually ALL of the ms-access interface using the tools->startup
settings as my example shows....