Re: Tools Menu - Hide or Disable

Thanks Al and Howard for your comments.

Yes its FM Pro 8.50 Adv, and I think we can now confirm that it is
impossible to hide the Tools menu from the menu bar!

Not to worry. At least we can hide all the other developer menus from an end
user.

Many thanks,

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Jeff Wright

"AL Lawrance" <ajlawrance@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Howard,

Ok ...I misread the post... since I figured the deployed solution would be
accessed by Filemaker Pro (not advanced). .. and as you stated Howard, the
Tools (in Menu Bar) does not display for the end-user.

Later,

Al



"Howard Schlossberg" <howard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:12vtg94tjdbth61@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I think he is referring to the Tools menu that only appears when using FM
Pro Advanced. You cannot hide this menu. If you were able to, you could
too easily get yourself trapped with no way out. When you deploy in the
regular version of FM Pro, there is no tools menu, so this isn't something
you should need to worry about.


AL Lawrance wrote:
I just checked a database I designed using the Toolbar "off" command
from Scriptmaker (under Miscel) ... I placed a script that executes
automatically when the database opens ... the ToolBar options are
INACTIVE (ghosted) ... so it does work ... I do not know what you are
doing ... check any OPENER scripts to make sure that the Tool Bar ia not
being activated or other scripts that are turning the Tool Bar back
on!!!

"Jeff Wright" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Lawrance

I have tried all you mention including playing with the privilege
settings. Unfortunately whatever I try we still seem to have the Tools
menu displayed and active, when what I was hoping to do was disable or
preferably hide this menu.

Thanks for your message.
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Jeff Wright

"AL Lawrance" <ajlawrance@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In FM Pro 8.5 Advanced in Scriptmaker, under MISCEL there is a script
called "Allow Toolbar" that has on/off option.

Therefore, just have a script when the database opens that calls the
"Allow Toolbar" function set to "off". Also, have each user assigned
an Account/password that has privileges set to "Minimal".,, so they
can not access the Toolbard command on the FM Menu making it
impossible for them to turn it back on.


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Lawrance Database Designs
A J Lawrance
British Columbia, Canada
URL: http://www.members.shaw.ca/ajlawrance/index.html






"Jeff Wright" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi

Filemaker Pro 8.5 Advanced

I've been playing with passwords and customised menus, in an attempt
to allow other members of staff at my works to test the Filemaker
solution I am building, without allowing them access to the menus or
anything that allows them to accidentally make changes to what I have
so far written.

I notice that there appears to be no way to hide the Tools menu apart
from making it a permanent thing via Developer Utilities, (or I
believe you can). As what I am building is a growing thing I don't
want to continually have to delve into Developer Utilities. Is there
an easier way to either disable or preferably hide the Tools menu,
when non-admin users log-in?

I've looked and looked but can't find the answer yet. Perhaps there's
a plug-in that may provide a solution.

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Jeff Wright







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Howard Schlossberg (818) 883-2846
FM Professional Solutions, Inc. Los Angeles

FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance




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