Compile menu item is grayed out after decompile command

[Tim Marshall]

Re: Compile menu item is grayed out after decompile command

David W. Fenton wrote:

Eh? I have decompile shortcut that just opens Access in decompile
mode. I then choose the MDB I want to decompile and before clicking
the OPEN or OK button, I hold down the shift key.
>
That is, just like everywhere else in Access.

That's what I've been doing wrong. The way I've been decompiling was to
create a shortcut with the app name, instead of opening Access in
decompile mode. In all seriousness, that's how I thought it was done
and I'm sure I based it on various posts I've seen here in the past.

Similar to http://www.trigeminal.com/usenet/usenet004.asp?1033

So whenever I've been working on an app, I always create a decompile
shortcut fro that app. Hmmmm.

The way you describe is pretty easy to do, I think. I just never
realized the finer points of what happens as you describe in this last post.

Thanks! 8)
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[David W. Fenton]

Re: Compile menu item is grayed out after decompile command

Tim Marshall <TIMMY!@PurpleP andaChasers.Moe rtheriumwrote in
news:eb6492$4rd $1@coranto.ucs. mun.ca:

David W. Fenton wrote:
>

>Eh? I have decompile shortcut that just opens Access in decompile
>mode. I then choose the MDB I want to decompile and before
>clicking the OPEN or OK button, I hold down the shift key.
>>
>That is, just like everywhere else in Access.

>
That's what I've been doing wrong. The way I've been decompiling
was to create a shortcut with the app name, instead of opening
Access in decompile mode. In all seriousness, that's how I
thought it was done and I'm sure I based it on various posts I've
seen here in the past.
>
Similar to http://www.trigeminal.com/usenet/usenet004.asp?1033
>
So whenever I've been working on an app, I always create a
decompile shortcut fro that app. Hmmmm.
>
The way you describe is pretty easy to do, I think. I just never
realized the finer points of what happens as you describe in this
last post.

I'd rather not litter my desktop with unnecessary shortcuts, so I
just have one general-purpose decompile shortcut for each version of
Access.

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[Tim Marshall]

Re: Compile menu item is grayed out after decompile command

David W. Fenton wrote:

I'd rather not litter my desktop with unnecessary shortcuts, so I
just have one general-purpose decompile shortcut for each version of
Access.

Yup, I agree (though mine were in the various directories I had for my
apps) - I got rid of a bunch today and now have one general purpose
short cut for exactly this sort of thing. And hurray! I decompiled my
latest large app without firing off the splash form (and consequent APIs
for screen res checking, oracle connections, etc, etc).
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