PRB: ACTIVATE WINDOW Command Not Working for Toolbars

ID: Q135564

3.00 WINDOWS kbprg kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The ACTIVATE WINDOW command does not work with toolbars. This command:

   ACTIVATE WINDOW "Standard"

results in thie following error message:

   Window "STANDARD" has not been defined

None of the toolbars can be activated with the ACTIVATE WINDOW command.

If it is necessary to call toolbars programmatically, use the KEYBOARD command:

   KEYBOARD '{ALT+V}ts{SPACEBAR}{ENTER}'

To determine the exact syntax for a particular toolbar, click Macros on the Program menu and select Record.

Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Once a toolbar is open, the HIDE WINDOW, SHOW WINDOW, and ACTIVATE WINDOW commands will work. This is because the toolbar now exists in memory.

If you need to distribute the Report Control toolbar with the EXE, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q138696
   TITLE     : HOWTO: Including Report Toolbars in a Distributed
               Application

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