Runtime - lost my right-click menu!

[Jerry Haynes]

How do I enable the right-click popup menu in Access 2003 Runtime? I have
all the checkboxes checked in the Startup options. I've played with
customizing a toolbar and menubar, but they are not nearly as nice as the
popup menu.

Thanks,
Jerry

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

That's a limitation of the runtime. You need to use custom menus in a
runtime app. You can create your own pop-up menus, though (they're called
'shortcut menus' in the menu customization dialog boxes). I don't like the
interface for creating shortcut menus myself, so what I do is create them as
normal menu bars, add menu items to them, then change them to shortcut menus
as the last step.

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[Jerry Haynes]

Hi Brendan,
Thanks for your prompt response.
In the popup menu (from the full version), there is an option called "Filter
for " with a textbox where users can enter the filter criteria. Users
really like this method of filtering, but I can't find it when adding
buttons/menus to my toolbar.

Thanks,
Jerry

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

I'm not sure that option is available in the runtime - I know filter-by-form
isn't. I'm not 100% certain about 'filter-for' and 'filter-by-selection'
though - anyone else?

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[Fred Boer]

Bad news all around, Jerry! The runtime doesn't allow for a "Filter for...",
which is a shame, because it is such an effective, easy and useful way to do
a quick filter/search. Definitely on the top of my wishlist for the runtime!


Cheers!
Fred Boer