No menubar in customizing

[hpicken]

Hi folks

I'm running Access 2000 and a little while ago I was playing with hiding menubars etc.

The problem I have now is that the main menu bar doesn't appear in the list of menu bars in toolbar customizing.

When I try to create it, I get told there is already one.

I've reinstalled Office again to no avail.

Any ideas anyone

Howard

 

[THWatson]

Howard
Try this...

Bypass the settings by holding down the Shift key when you open the database, and then click the Menu Bar item in Tools>Customize

Tom

 

[THWatson]

Howard
If you need to, have a look at this link and see if it helps.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;198464

Tom

 

[hpicken]

Hi Tom

The shift key was the first thing I tried. I have even put some code in VBA to show the menubar on load.


Sub InitMenuBar()
Dim cbr As CommandBar

For Each cbr In Application.CommandBars
If cbr.Name = "menubar" Then
cbr.Visible = True
cbr.Position = msoBarTop
Else
cbr.Visible = False
End If
Next cbr
End Sub

I have a feeling I'll have to completely remove and reinstall cause it looks like corruption.

Howard

 

[PaulF]

Have you tried clicking the "Reset..." command button on the Customize Toolbar dialog box?
PaulF

 

[hpicken]

Yep, I've tried resetting all toolbars. Last night I completely uninstalled access and reinstalled it. No go.

Does anyone know where access stores info (which file or reg settinges) about toolbars? Like which ones are turned on or which items are on a custom toolbar. Ican't see it in system.mdw

Howard

 

[THWatson]

Howard
Did you take a look at the Microsoft link?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;198464

If that doesn't do it, I would suggest you make a new post in which you ask your most recent question...
Does anyone know where access stores info (which file or reg settinges) about toolbars? Like which ones are turned on or which items are on a custom toolbar. Ican't see it in system.mdw

Because I don't have any idea where to go with that.
Tom

 

[ZmrAbdulla]

THWatson,
HKEY_USERS\here a long numeric file name\softwares\office\10.0(version)\Access\settings\Commandbars
Editing registry is as you know can be dangerous...

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[hpicken]

Thanks guys

I've played with the code on the ms support site and can get it showing but not when I open a new blank DB and it still doesn't show in the list of toolbars to display.

I think that I'll remove access and the registry entries and reinstall then see what happens.

If still no go I'll post this to a new thread I think.

Cheers
Howard

 

[hpicken]

A final one...

I did as I said I would and all is working OK now.

Once again thanks guys

 

[THWatson]

Howard
I'll bet you're glad to get that one solved. What a pain, eh?

Tom

 

[hpicken]

to put it Australian terms "Bloody oath!"

cheers Tom

 

[assets]

What I have done is i the ShortCut Menu Bar opion I have my own menu and in Menu Bar sent to default not menumain al forms use ths shortcut option. BUT I have a button Not seen by normal uses tat load the database windoe that has full menus.

Never give up never give in.

There are no short cuts to anything worth doing

 

[hpicken]

Hi assets

The problem was that even in a new blank database the main menubar wouldn't show. You couldn't select it in customise toolbars because it didn't show in there. The only way to get it to show was to programatically do it in every database even back end databases with no forms or modules.

No thanks too much of a problem. I'm glad that I did what I did cause now it shows unless I don't want it to.

Cheers