[AccessD] Find MDBs

I was thinking about it...thats why I NEED Rocky's book!!!  If not we could put it on the downloads.


> From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:54:06 -0400
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Find MDBs
>
> Sounds like a pretty handy widget. If you aren't planning on selling it,
> how about putting it up on the downloads page of DatabaseAdvisors.com?
>
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A Matte
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:41 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] Find MDBs
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I just about have all of the functionality I can think of sorted
> out...thanks to Jack and Shamil.
>
> I have had a few projects where I was was asked to 'figure out' what all of
> the mdb's on their network were.
>
> So far with the new approach here is what the this database does:
>
> 1. Gets all MDB's in selected folder/Drive( including subfolders ) 2. Gets
> all object names in each MDB.
> 3. Gets MDB CreationDT,LastUpdate,Size,and Version of Access.
> 4. Allows searching of ALL modules in each MDB for key
> words("MySearchText")
>
>
> Obstacles:
> 1. Databases that have AllowBypassKey=False...The mdb opens and starts
> doing whatever it is supposed to. I can still get the info...but would be
> nice if I could detect these and get info a different way.
>
> 2. Database Passwords...(not worried about user security right now). I
> have a tool "accesspv.exe"...that will give the password...but I'm not sure
> how to automate with this tool. I can launch it with a command line...the
> answer pops up...but not sure how to get the answer back into my code. I'm
> open to products/solutions.
>
> 3. Does not look in 'zipped/compressed' folders. Not sure how to look at
> these?
>
>
> Just curious if anyone has any other attributes they think would be handy in
> this type of tool...or suggestions of any type.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Mark A. Matte
>
>
>
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