[AccessD] compiled .mde file allowing design view

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Feb 16 05:11:21 CST 2011


In a true MDE the code is there, it is just in a PCode state, i.e. the source has been removed.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 2/15/2011 11:32 PM, Carolyn Johnson wrote:
> Thanks.   I'll see if I can find out if that's what they did.  The database would not function properly without the code, though. . . .
>
> And I still don't know what the issue is with it being blocked by Windows 7.
>
> None of this makes sense, although that may be asking for too much.
>
>
> Carolyn
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: Stuart McLachlan
>    To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>    Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:55 PM
>    Subject: Re: [AccessD] compiled .mde file allowing design view
>
>
>    Re-reading that old thread,  it looks as though they possibly just did a "SaveAsText" on all of
>    the forms and reports in the MDE.
>
>    --
>    Stuart
>
>    On 16 Feb 2011 at 13:46, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
>
>    >  The only way that I can think of for that to happen is that someone
>    >  has used a tool to recreate the forms and reports from the original
>    >  MDE into another file which they have given the same name.  That would
>    >  explain the absence of any code modules.
>    >
>    >  I seem to remember one of our list members creating such a thing a few
>    >  years ago. Hang on a minute while I search my archives......
>    >
>    >  Yep, Shamil came up with concept back in 2002.   Last reference on the
>    >  list was:
>    >
>    >  "Shamil Salakhetdinov"<shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru>
>    >  Re: [AccessD] DBRepair (EatBloat+) Was: Re: AccessD Digest, Vol 84,
>    >  Issue 23 Tue,16 Feb 2010 23:12:03 +0300
>    >
>    >
>    >  --
>    >  Stuart
>    >
>    >
>    >  On 15 Feb 2011 at 21:20, Carolyn Johnson wrote:
>    >
>    >  >  I sent someone a database with a compiled front end / back end last
>    >  >  June.  Now he has emailed me because the the forms and reports can
>    >  >  be viewed in Design view.
>    >  >
>    >  >  The file he sent back (with .mde extension) does not run the startup
>    >  >  form, and it does allow me to open forms and reports in Design view.
>    >  >  The modules are all gone however.
>    >  >
>    >  >
>    >  >  This was an Access2000 database.  I don't know what version of
>    >  >  Access his co-workers were using (he's just the messenger), but I do
>    >  >  know that the OS is Windows7.   I had also heard from them last June
>    >  >  that they were having trouble opening the file -- getting a message
>    >  >  that Windows was blocking it.
>    >  >
>    >  >
>    >  >  It sounds like they found something to handle the problem of the
>    >  >  database being blocked by Windows 7 that ended up allowing design
>    >  >  view?   Does anyone know what they might have done?   The person I'm
>    >  >  dealing with doesn't seem to know.
>    >  >
>    >  >
>    >  >
>    >  >  Thanks
>    >  >  Carolyn Johnson
>    >  >  St Louis, MO
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