Switchboard options disappear

[geoB]

In ACC2003:

I've developed an application with a front end & a back end. I made some modifications to the app, amongst which were two new switchboard menu options each running some vba code. I zipped the front end and emailed it to my client. When they run the front end, these two options are missing. Other changes, including some vba code modifications, seem to be present.

Over the phone I talked the client through adding one of the menu options. When it is selected, Access reports that the code can't be run - telling me that the function I added is not included in the front end.

The only explanation I can think of is that somehow the updates to the module that includes the new functions was somehow lost in the zipping and emailing process. Which makes no sense.

Any thoughts on how best to remedy this?

Many thanks for your suggestions.

George

 

[Kiwiman]

Howzit

When you made changes to the switchboard, was this done using the same back end as the client is using, or a copy that you use for design \ functionality changes?

When you make changes to the switchboard menu, the changess are added to the linked table "Switchboard", that underlies the switchboard. If you made the changes on your back end copy only, then the menus will not appear when the client replaces their front end, as the table is different.

This is why the modules are there, but not the new switchboard menus?

 

[geoB]

Kiwiman,

Another dope slap at this end. The switchboard table is not included in the front end. Now to figure out how to get the switchboard table into the front end, assuming this is possible.

Thanks for your very rapid reply.

George

 

[geoB]

All it took was an easy copy of the table with structure and data to make it local rather than linked. gwb