Form Names Not Visible In Title Bar-Access Runtime

[Guest]

I have created an application for a local telco, split into a front and back
end. Some users have the full version of Access installed, others are using
Access 2003
Runtime. All the users who have the full version of Access installed can
see the
form names on each of the buttons on the task bar that correspond to them
when the forms are open. None of the Access 2003 Runtime users can see the
form names on the buttons. The buttons appear on the taskbar for the Access
2003 Runtime users, but they are blank-they do not have the form names on
them. Can someone tell me if this is normal behavior or is something causing
this to happen.

 

[Albert D. Kallal]

The buttons appear on the taskbar for the Access

2003 Runtime users, but they are blank-they do not have the form names on
them.

I never seen/heard of the above problem.

Can someone tell me if this is normal behavior or is something causing
this to happen.

When using the runtime, the windows in taskbar option is disabled by design.
So, while you are not having normal behaviour and those blank items should
not be showing in the task bar, the windows in task bar option don't work
with the runtime.


As a side note, we get about 100 to 1 for questions asking how to disable
the windows in taskbar option anyway....

Further, if you have any modal forms in ms-access (I have a LOT OF them),
then the windows in task bar really does not make sense anyway, and further
modal forms means that the user must close the forms in the reverse order
they were opened (for many applications, you open some billing form...I want
the user to close this form before moving on to the next invoice to
build...so, I make it model). The problem with model forms then becomes that
you have several forms in the taskbar, but only the last one is active...and
if a user clicks on any of the other entities in the task bar..they don't
work..and the application appears frozen.

So, for 99% of the cases, we usually do disable windows in task bar (and,
this is a must do if you have any modal forms as explained above).

Further, when you start using the runtime, then it is assumed your users
don't have ms-access (and, since they don't have ms-access, they likely are
not familiar with ms-access, and thus you provide your own custom interface
anyway). This again tends to support non windows in taskbar.

It seems like your case is an exception. At any rate, the normal behaviour
for the runtime is not show each form in the task bar.

 

[Guest]

RE:When using the runtime, the windows in taskbar option is disabled by design.

DOH! Well, I sure do wish it was an option, not shoved down my throat.
These customer service users must have multiple forms open to do their job,
one for customer data, one for cable, LEN, and pair info for the
infrastructure, and one with delinquent accounts. They also must have a
different application (not Access) to link to an AS400 open, and a still
different application (also not Access) to link to an ORACLE db open. Many
must also keep Excel spreadsheets open, etc. etc. etc. It is making life
difficult for them to have buttons with no labels. I guess the answer to
this is to pay the license fee for all the users so they can see what they
are clicking on when using the Access application. BTW, none of my forms has
a problem with any of my other forms being open simultaneously. Guess I just
don't code with enough complexity to cause the problem.

 

[Guest]

I have a similar problem. I have several users logged in to my application at
the same time. I would like to be able to insert the user's name in the task
bar title, can you provide assistance with that?

Thank you!
Paul