use VBA to load a Ribbon in Access 2010

You can try changing the database property

CurrentDb.Properties("CustomRibbonID").Value = "MyRibbonName"

db usually requires a restart to see the changes though

excellent

that works.

you have to have a value set in Options.. Curent Database.. Ribbon Name

otherwise i get an error saying that the Property Does Not Exist when i try to set it.

would be great if there was a way that did not require a re-start.

thanks

jack

if its a new property you can create one. We can check the error code then create the property if it dont exist.

when you select it manually like you did via Options, Access itself tells you right? Perhaps its because it is something that is loaded on application startup (access internals) and it is not easily configurable when using access. So

Here is a function to create a new Property:

Public Function SDB_SetProperty(argPrpName As String, argPrpType, argPrpVal)

'ExtName:Set Property
'Actions:Sets the specified database property
   
    On Error GoTo SDB_SetProperty_Error
   
    Dim prp As Property
    CurrentDb.Properties(argPrpName) = argPrpVal
    SDB_SetProperty = True
   
SDB_SetProperty_Exit:
    On Error Resume Next
    Set prp = Nothing
    Err.Clear
    Exit Function

SDB_SetProperty_Error:
    If Err.Number = 3270 Then   'Property not found
        Set prp = CurrentDb.CreateProperty(argPrpName, argPrpType, argPrpVal)
        CurrentDb.Properties.Append prp
        SDB_SetProperty = True
    Else
        SDB_SetProperty = False
        MsgBox "An unexpected error has occurred: " & Err.Number & "  " & Err.Description
    End If
    GoTo SDB_SetProperty_Exit

End Function

mx

THANKS MX

i am calling the function as follows:

DB_SetProperty "CustomRibbonID", dbText, "TOOLS"

where "TOOTS" is the name of my ribbon

but i get the following message - Type Missmatch

the problem is caused on this line of code:
Set prp = CurrentDb.CreateProperty(argPrpName, argPrpType, argPrpVal)

what is the correct value for argPrpType that i should be passing?

thanks

jack