Accessing ribbon via vba ApplicationOptionsDialog

Question

hi,
I am using microsoft access 2010 project (adp). I need to disable the file menu when I distribute the ade to
clients.
the backstage disable has no effect. my customized ribbon below. I only need to a way via vba to turn off the
ApplicationOptionsDialog button! thanks!
Code:
<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/01/customui">
<ribbon startFromScratch="true">
<tabs>
<tab idMso="TabExternalData" visible="false" /> <tab idMso="TabCreate" visible="false" />
<tab idMso="TabDatabaseTools" visible="false" /> <tab idMso="TabHomeAccess" visible="false" />
</tabs>
</ribbon>
<backstage>
<tab idMso="TabInfo" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="FileSave" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="SaveObjectAs" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="FileOpenDatabase" visible="false"/>
<button idMso="FileCloseDatabase" visible="false"/>
<tab idMso="TabRecent" visible="false"/>
<tab idMso="TabNew" visible="false"/>
<tab idMso="TabPrint" visible="false"/>

Answer 1

One thing to remember is that backstage commands ONLY work for the system wide ribbon. In other words, you cannot place backstage commands in a ribbon assigned to a given form/report.
And as noted here, your schema definition needs to be changed from:
<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/01/customui">
To
<customUI xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui">
As a general rule, the older ribbon format will work, but not if you using new 2010 features. So backstage commands ONLY work in the application wide ribbon specified for startup. And you need to use the 2009 schema as opposed to 2006 schema.
Regards,
Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada