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.
Note The ShowToolbar method affects only toolbars, not menu bars or shortcut menus. Syntax DoCmd.ShowToolbar toolbarname[, show] The ShowToolbar method has the following arguments.| Argument | Description |
| toolbarname | A string expression that's the valid name of a Microsoft Access built-in toolbar or a custom toolbar you've created. |
| If you run 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: |
| acToolbarNo acToolbarWhereApprop acToolbarYes (default) | |
| If you leave this argument blank, the default constant (acToolbarYes) is assumed. |
Remarks If you leave the show argument blank, don't use a comma following the toolbarname argument.
See Also AllowBuiltInToolbars property, GetOption, SetOption methods, ShowToolbar action.
Example The following example displays the custom toolbar named CustomToolbar in all Microsoft Access windows that become active:DoCmd.ShowToolbar "CustomToolbar", acToolbarYes