[AccessD] MDE question

MartyConnelly martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Thu Aug 25 02:03:22 CDT 2005


This might be a bit of help
http://accesstools.narod.ru/index.html

 MDE forms/reports extractor v2.1 MS Access 2000 add-in 
  This utility is designed to allow you to extract the forms, reports 
and macros from mde file to mdb (without the form/report class module 
code). 
   In other word just the form, report design no code behind forms

Stuart McLachlan wrote:

>On 18 Aug 2005 at 8:44, John W. Colby wrote:
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>>CONTAINER:  If your users use A97, A2K, AXP and A2003, it should be possible
>>to build the mde in and A97 container and all of these versions should be
>>able to open the thing and use it. 
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>No!  Definitely not. A2K/XP can't open an A97 MDE.  If you try, will be 
>asked whether you want to open or convert it, but which ever option you 
>choose, you will then get a msgbox saying "You can't convert or enable an 
>MDE file."  You can link to it or import the tables and queries from it but 
>you can't open or run it.
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>I'm running into this frequently at present.  I'm upgrading all the inhouse 
>applications for a group of companies.  Many of these were created by 
>dabblers and they are a real mess.  Unfortunately some of them are only 
>available as MDEs and they are totally unconvertible.  Best I can do is 
>extract the data and recreate the functionality in a new FE.
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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada





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