My startup script includes the following step:

Show/Hide Status Area ]Lock; Hide]

It works fine for Windows users. The View > Status Area menu option is disabled. On the other hand, Instant Web Publishing users can still toggle the Status Area on and off. How can I prevent that?

Hi James

I'm not positive, but I think you cannae remove the status area using IWP, in order to do that you probably need to consider Custom Web Publishing...

No doubt if I'm dead wrong someone will say so - odd eh? 'cos in 'indicate web compatability' that script step remains functional.... go figure?

Andy

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In the script use this:

If[PatternCount ( Get(ApplicationVersion) ; "Web" )]

Go to Layout ["your layout" (your table)]

Show all Records

Sort [Restore; No dialog]

Go to Record/Request/Page [First] ... If needed

Show/Hide Status Area [Lock;Hide]

End If

Hi Jordi,

Thanks for your reply.

Actually, my first posting wasn't clear enough. I want to hide the status area for both Windows users and Web users.

The Show/Hide Status Area script step works in both instances. The problem is that when accessing the file using the web browser, a thing line appears down the extreme left edge of the browser window. This line contains a very small arrow at the very top, pointing to the right. If the user clicks on that arrow, the status area appears with the same little arrow pointing left. The user can click on that arrow to toggle the status area on and off. I want the status area permanently hidden.

In summary, Show/Hide Status Area works. My problem is that the Lock clause doesn't seem to work for Web users. Does anybody know of a solution?

Hi James,

I publish through Mac and this little arrow does not appear when I lock the Status Area.

Something does not work fine, we waited for some update soon? ;-)

Aha! I use Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Maybe the issue is related to the operating system or the Web browser.

I am using IWP from a mac. I have checked this out using several mac browsers and also IE 6 on windows. The arrow doesn't show up on any of the browsers I checked.

Then I tried this with IWP hosted from win XP. I got the same result. When I chose to hide/lock the status area, web browsers were not able to show (no triangle appeared)

I don't know what to say. I'm using IE 6.0 and Windows 2000.

The little arrow I mention is on a narrow ridge running down the left edge of the browser window. Shen the status area is enabled, this ridge separates the status area from the layout.

I had this problem but when I went to the script and selected the LOCK. The problem went away. I'm sure you already have but check the LOCK button in the script.

Works for me, just have to make sure it is locked. You can even do a

If [Get (AccountName ) = 2ndary User]

Go to layout whatever

Show/Hide Status Area [Lock; Hide]

Else If [Get (AccountName ) = Admin]

Go to layout whatever

That way, when you login to the db for testing purposes, you can still see the status area.