I can't believe how much time I spent on this. I finally found the
cause and it was Adobe 7.0 Professional.
What happened was that a database could be opened once, but the
subsequent users got a message that it was already opened in exclusive
mode.
First I fighted with all kind of permissions - no result.
At the end of my research, I found that my CUSTOM menu bar was
modified by the Adobe Microsoft Access Add-In on database opening, so
'Adobe PDF' was automatically added to my menu items. In the process,
I guess that it opens the database in design mode and prevent other
users to fully open it!!!
One simple solution is to turn off the Access Add-In off on each
station. It is also possible to use a toolbar instead of a menu bar,
but I don't like it.
Question; is there another way to prevent Adobe to take control of
Access main menu? By programming would be OK. Or if I can not
prevent Adobe to open Access in design mode, is there a way to save
all mods and allow other users to normally log on?
Thanks in advance. 11 2071
Do you have to use and install adobe?
Stephens has a nice report to pdf creator..and it free, and even better is
that you do NOT have to
install the software. (you do have to place a .dll in the same directory as
the mdb (or mde) file, but
that is it....
You can find it here: http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm
So, no install, no need to purchase adobe..and no need to set the default
printer either.....
--
Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada pl************* ****@msn.com
Well, I am past the step of selecting the proper PDF software. I
used different solutions in the past, but this is one I am stuck
with. This is a corporate thing. I can not change the fact they
choose Adobe 7.0 Professional. There are tens of users so it would be
preferable to handle the issue instead of turning off the Adobe Access
Add-in on each station.
So the problem persists.
When there is one user logged, another can't log on. Adobe by adding
itself in the custom menu bar created, left the session in a locked
(design) mode as I understand. I tried different ways to start the
menu bar (start-up, in the form's properties and with
application.men ubar method) - no result.
Can I add an instruction in my code that would free the Access file
for other to use? Of course, I tried a variety of docmd.runcomman d
instructions with no success.
Txs.
On Jan 30, 3:31 am, "Albert D. Kallal" <PleaseNOOOsPAM mkal...@msn.com >
wrote:
Do you have to use and install adobe?
Stephens has a nice report to pdf creator..and it free, and even better is
that you do NOT have to
install the software. (you do have to place a .dll in the same directory as
the mdb (or mde) file, but
that is it....
You can find it here:
http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm
So, no install, no need to purchase adobe..and no need to set the default
printer either.....
--
Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
pleaseNOOSpamKa l...@msn.com
sa******@hotmai l.com wrote:
Well, I am past the step of selecting the proper PDF software. I
used different solutions in the past, but this is one I am stuck
with. This is a corporate thing. I can not change the fact they
choose Adobe 7.0 Professional. There are tens of users so it would be
preferable to handle the issue instead of turning off the Adobe Access
Add-in on each station.
So the problem persists.
When there is one user logged, another can't log on. Adobe by adding
itself in the custom menu bar created, left the session in a locked
(design) mode as I understand. I tried different ways to start the
menu bar (start-up, in the form's properties and with
application.men ubar method) - no result.
Can I add an instruction in my code that would free the Access file
for other to use? Of course, I tried a variety of docmd.runcomman d
instructions with no success.
It seems odd to me that adobe would attach itself to a custom menu bar
because that is per-app and user-independent. Seems like it would attach
itself to a built in menu bar that would appear in all files and be
user-specific.
At any rate it seems to me that your problem would be solved by splitting
the app and that is something that should always be done with multi-user
apps anyway.
--
Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com
I understand your point, it is a FE/BE appl and yes the FE is shared.
It used to work well before Adobe 7.0 Pro installation. The FE is
only 500kb.
I am looking for another solution.
On Jan 30, 5:28 pm, "
Rick Brandt" <rickbran...@ho tmail.comwrote:
saint...@hotmai l.com wrote:
Well, I am past the step of selecting the proper PDF software. I
used different solutions in the past, but this is one I am stuck
with. This is a corporate thing. I can not change the fact they
choose Adobe 7.0 Professional. There are tens of users so it would be
preferable to handle the issue instead of turning off the Adobe Access
Add-in on each station.
So the problem persists.
When there is one user logged, another can't log on. Adobe by adding
itself in the custom menu bar created, left the session in a locked
(design) mode as I understand. I tried different ways to start the
menu bar (start-up, in the form's properties and with
application.men ubar method) - no result.
Can I add an instruction in my code that would free the Access file
for other to use? Of course, I tried a variety of docmd.runcomman d
instructions with no success.
It seems odd to me that adobe would attach itself to a custom menu bar
because that is per-app and user-independent. Seems like it would attach
itself to a built in menu bar that would appear in all files and be
user-specific.
At any rate it seems to me that your problem would be solved by splitting
the app and that is something that should always be done with multi-user
apps anyway.
--
Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com
sa******@hotmai l.com wrote:
I understand your point, it is a FE/BE appl and yes the FE is shared.
It used to work well before Adobe 7.0 Pro installation. The FE is
only 500kb.
I am looking for another solution.
Why split an app and then share the FE? That makes no sense to me at all.
You're on the ten yard line. Just punch it in and give each user their own
copy.
--
Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com
For the record, it is easier to maintain a splitted db than a non
splitted one.
I would like this very specific issue to be resolved. I didn't ask a
question FE/BE.
Other opinion?
On Jan 30, 7:46 pm, "Rick Brandt" <rickbran...@ho tmail.comwrote:
saint...@hotmai l.com wrote:
I understand your point, it is a FE/BE appl and yes the FE is shared.
It used to work well before Adobe 7.0 Pro installation. The FE is
only 500kb.
I am looking for another solution.
Why split an app and then share the FE? That makes no sense to me at all.
You're on the ten yard line. Just punch it in and give each user their own
copy.
--
Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com
sa******@hotmai l.com wrote:
For the record, it is easier to maintain a splitted db than a non
splitted one.
I would like this very specific issue to be resolved. I didn't ask a
question FE/BE.
Other opinion?
I think this falls into the category of "Doctor, it hurts when I do this".
I'm afraid only someone at Adobe might know what you can do.
--
Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
Email (as appropriate) to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com
I don't have a solution for this but some of my customers have experienced a
problem where the PDF creator trashes our custom menus.
<sa******@hotma il.comwrote in message
news:11******** ************@a7 5g2000cwd.googl egroups.com...
Well, I am past the step of selecting the proper PDF software. I
used different solutions in the past, but this is one I am stuck
with. This is a corporate thing. I can not change the fact they
choose Adobe 7.0 Professional. There are tens of users so it would be
preferable to handle the issue instead of turning off the Adobe Access
Add-in on each station.
So the problem persists.
When there is one user logged, another can't log on. Adobe by adding
itself in the custom menu bar created, left the session in a locked
(design) mode as I understand. I tried different ways to start the
menu bar (start-up, in the form's properties and with
application.men ubar method) - no result.
Can I add an instruction in my code that would free the Access file
for other to use? Of course, I tried a variety of docmd.runcomman d
instructions with no success.
Txs.
On Jan 30, 3:31 am, "Albert D. Kallal" <PleaseNOOOsPAM mkal...@msn.com >
wrote:
>Do you have to use and install adobe?
Stephens has a nice report to pdf creator..and it free, and even better is that you do NOT have to install the software. (you do have to place a .dll in the same directory as the mdb (or mde) file, but that is it....
You can find it here:
http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm
So, no install, no need to purchase adobe..and no need to set the default printer either.....
-- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada pleaseNOOSpamK al...@msn.com
sa******@hotmai l.com wrote:
For the record, it is easier to maintain a splitted db than a non
splitted one.
I would like this very specific issue to be resolved. I didn't ask a
question FE/BE.
True, but you've been thrown a lifeline. 8)
Other opinion?
No opinion, but FWIW, if another perspective helps, I have Adobe 6.0
(not 7) Professional on my machine. It imposes a menu control on
programs like MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, but doesn't touch my Access
2003, neither with the menu bar with just Access 2003 opened nor with
custom menus and tool bars in my major application. My reports have a
main menu bar and a tool bar and neither has the Adobe menu controls
added when in print preview mode.
--
Tim http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~tmarshal/
^o<
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