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

Jeff,

I also ran across this problem. It just boils down to that advanced in
itself was not meant to be used by the end-user. It is a developers program.
You create something that you distribute to someone without FMP (as a
compiled solution) or to someone that has the normal version. (either served
or private)

I don't know of any solution..... :-(

Keep well, Ursus

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Thanks for your thoughts on this problem. Looks like we will just have to
live with this. Seems like a bit of a missing function to not be able to
hide this menu, when all the others can be hidden.

See Ya

Jeff

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Jeff Wright

"Ursus" <ursus.kirk (AT) wanadoo (DOT) nl> wrote

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 (AT) jeffwright (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

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.
--
Jeff Wright

"AL Lawrance" <ajlawrance (AT) shaw (DOT) ca> 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!!!

Al Lawrance



"Jeff Wright" <jeff (AT) jeffwright (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

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

FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance

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 (AT) antispahm (DOT) fmprosolutions.com> wrote

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,

--
Jeff Wright

"AL Lawrance" <ajlawrance (AT) shaw (DOT) ca> wrote

I don't think you can hide all the developer menus. I don't believe
there's a way to hide the Tools menu which provides access to the
Script Debugger and the Data Viewer, among other tools.

G

On Mar 19, 2:16 pm, "Jeff Wright" <j... (AT) jeffwright (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote: