ShowToolbar Method

Applies To

DoCmd Object.

Description

The ShowToolbar method carries out the ShowToolbar action in Visual Basic. For more information on how the action and its arguments work, see the action topic.

Syntax

DoCmd.ShowToolbar toolbarname [, show]

The ShowToolbar method uses the following arguments.

Argument	Description
toolbarname	A string expression that is the valid name of a Microsoft Access built-in toolbar or a custom toolbar you’ve created. If you execute Visual Basic code containing the ShowToolbar method in a library database, Microsoft Access looks for the toolbar with this name first in the library database, then in the current database.
show	One of the following intrinsic constants: acToolbarYes acToolbarWhereApprop acToolbarNo If you leave this argument blank, the default (acToolbarYes) is assumed.

Remarks

If you leave the show argument blank, don’t use a comma following the toolbarname argument.

Example

This example displays the custom toolbar named CustomToolbar in all Microsoft Access windows that become active.