[AccessD] Stopping import of tables and queries from mde

Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software bchacc at san.rr.com
Thu Sep 22 12:48:38 CDT 2005


Lambert:

Whuzzat?

(ROT-13.  It sounds dreadful.)

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heenan, Lambert" <Lambert.Heenan at aig.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
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Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Stopping import of tables and queries from mde


> What if you just ROT-13 encode all the text. To the casual eye it will 
> look
> like garbage.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
> Beach Access Software
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:26 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Stopping import of tables and queries from mde
>
>
> Boy, I'd like to avoid Access security if possible.  This is The Sleep
> Advisor and it's going out on a self installing CD to consumers.
>
> 99 and 44/100ths of them won't have Access or any idea (or desire) to look
> at the tables.  But all of our output text is in the tables.  And if 
> someone
>
> wanted to try a knockoff they could see some of the approach I used to do
> the analysis and reporting.  They could also get to all the text.  It 
> would
> be copyright infringement but we'd have to take action to enforce it which
> is a losing proposition.
>
> So I'm just trying to add that extra layer of protection.
>
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Elam, Debbie" <DElam at jenkens.com>
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Stopping import of tables and queries from mde
>
>
>> Could you implement Access security that restricts the Admin login to
>> data entry?  I did this with a database to restrict entry, but not
>> viewing. Admin was left with a blank password, so the Admin user
>> worked like it was unsecured, until the user tried to exceed the
>> permissions set.
>>
>> Debbie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:02 PM
>> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>> Subject: [AccessD] Stopping import of tables and queries from mde
>>
>>
>> Dear List:
>>
>> I have an mde which is going to be distributed as a consumer product
>> (Wise/Sagekey install).  However, I see that even though I thought I
>> had the mde all locked up, anyone with Access can still import the
>> tables and queries.
>>
>> Is there a way to prevent that without causing problems in the
>> product?
>>
>> MTIA,
>>
>> Rocky Smolin
>> Beach Access Software
>> http://www.e-z-mrp.com
>> 858-259-4334
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