Access 2007 Runtime Bug - List items edit form button missing

[Guest]

I have a combo control and have specified a "List items edit form". The edit
button appears fine when running a full version of Access 2007, but does not
appear when I distribute this to clients using the runtime version.

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[Tom van Stiphout]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:15:00 -0800, Pete

Edit button? For me an option "Edit List Items" appears in the
right-click menu. That's also per the documentation for this property.

-Tom.

 

[Jeff Conrad [MSFT]]

Peter, we can't seem to reproduce this issue in-house.

We used a database created from the Issues template, dropped down the combo
for the Assigned To field, and the button was available just below the
dropdown as expected in the Runtime. Clicking on the button opened the
Contacts form as it should.

We'e verified it also works in the full version when using an ACCDR file as
well. The user should see the same behavior when opening an ACCDR in the
full version as they do in the runtime.

Can you give us as much information about that combo box - properties,
settings, etc?
Also, what OS are you using?
Do you have other Runtime or full Access installs on that machine?

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[Jared]

I have the same problem with the following environment

OS = XP or Vista (i don't know about 2000 as I've encountered it)
App = Access 2007 Run Time only
filetype = accdb

in addition to the list edit button not appearing, the print icon is not
enabled in print preview. Secondly the right click menu's do not appear at
all in this environment - on a fom or report.

The above issues do not appear at all on any OS with the full access 2007
version installed.

Any ideas?

Jared

 

[Rick Brandt]

I have the same problem with the following environment

OS = XP or Vista (i don't know about 2000 as I've encountered it)
App = Access 2007 Run Time only
filetype = accdb

in addition to the list edit button not appearing, the print icon is not
enabled in print preview. Secondly the right click menu's do not appear at
all in this environment - on a fom or report.

The above issues do not appear at all on any OS with the full access 2007
version installed.

Any ideas?

The built in default menus and toolbars (and now ribbons in 2007) have never
been available in the runtime. You are expected as the developer to provide
custom menus (be they bars, ribbons, or switchboard forms) that provide all of
the interface for the application.

Don't think of the runtime as a free viewer of Access files. It is a tool for
professional developers to deliver their *completely polished* applications to
users that don't happen to have Access installed. A file that is very usable in
the full version might need a lot of work before it is appropriate to use the
runtime with it.

 

[Jared]

Hi Rick,

Thanks for your quick response. Could you please point me in the direction
of getting started with the right click menu's?

Thanks
Jared

 

[Rick Brandt]

Hi Rick,

Thanks for your quick response. Could you please point me in the
direction of getting started with the right click menu's?

I have done zero development in 2007. This was fairly straightforward in older
versions. You just created a new menu bar and then set its Type to "Popup".
Then you could specify it by name using the shortcut menu property of a form or
control. I really have no idea how you do the same in 2007.

 

[David]

I have done zero development in 2007.  This was fairly straightforward in older
versions.  You just created a new menu bar and then set its Type to "Popup".
Then you could specify it by name using the shortcut menu property of a form or
control.  I really have no idea how you do the same in 2007.

I have the same issue. Everything working perfectly.
OS is Windows XP (developed on Vista).
accdr file running under runtime on XP and users can not right click
and get the edit list function.
Can not find a solution.