More 2007 Ribbon Issues

[tkosel]

I have developed an application in Access 2007. I created a custom ribbon
that basically has nothing on it. (A blank Tab appears) I generated a
deployment package that uses the runtime. When I install it on a test
machine, everything looks good. (If I minimize the ribbon, you don't even see
the blank tab.)

However, I sent it to another person for testing. He has the full version
of Adobe acrobat installed in his environment. When he runs the application,
he sees the word Acrobat next to the blank tab. If he clicks on it he is on
a tab for Acrobat and has Adobe Acrobat options like Create PDF, Convert
Multiple Reports, etc. Any ideas where this tab coming from?

 

[Jeff Boyce]

It's an Add-In. I seem to recall that you use that Office button (the
affectionately-named "belt buckle") in the upper left of the screen. Then
click the Access Options button on the bottom of that window. Find the
Add-Ins tab along the left and click it.

The Adobe/PDF COM add-in should be shown.

Set the combobox to COM add-in (it should be already) and click the <Go>
button.

Find the Adobe/PDF line item and uncheck it.

Shut it all down and start over ... that should have removed that tab/add-in
for Adobe.

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP

 

[tkosel]

Jeff,

Thanks for your assessment and insight. I think you are right about the
Add-in. I would bet if the user didn't have Access 2007 installed and only
installed the Run time, I wouldn't have seen this, what do you think? They
couldn't get the application to work with only Access 2007 intalled, as I had
deployed it with runtime.

The only thing I don't like is that I thought I controlled that with the
Customized ribbon (xml) I created. I would like to assure that my customers
don't see unforseen tabs when I distribute my application! What do you
think? Should I require that they DO NOT have Access 2007 installed? (Force
them to use the runtime?)

 

[Jeff Boyce]

I don't have experience with the Access 2007 runtime, so many another
newsgroup reader can offer insight here.

I don't know how you've set up your custom ribbons ... did you include a
"start-from-scratch" command?

Have you checked on-line with your favorite search engine to see if the
Add-ins over-ride the "start-from-scratch"?

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP

 

[tkosel]

Jeff,

Thanks for responses. Yes, did the "start from scratch". Will check with
adobe to see what they say.