[AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs

You have led a charmed life indeed, Andy.  It isn't the clueless users
who cause problems, it's the ones who think they know something who
can't resist tampering.  Those in the first category have never caused
me problems, but I build my apps with the second category in mind
because I've seen (and had to deal with) the results when I didn't. :o{
 
Charlotte Foust

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk] 
	Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 2:40 AM
	To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
	Subject: RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
	
	
	Nope. What I do is set each PC up to run the runtime not full
Access. But that's only on their application icon. They've all got
Access if they chose to use it, but it would have to be a deliberate act
on their part.
	I can easily imagine environments in which I'd need to take more
precautions, and if users started to muck about I'd do so. But, in all
honesty, I'm fortunate to have users who:
	a) would not deliberately mess anyone around (they're too busy
getting on with their own jobs)
	b) wouldn't know how to get into the code window or anything
other than what I give them
	c) would be scared stiff if they accidentally found themselves
in part of the database they didn't expect to (and would get out quick)
	d) would request a system change if they needed a report or
analysis they didn't have
	
	I also have a master copy of the FE on the network and a
"Recopy"icon on each desktop. If someone did mess up their FE all they
have to do is hit that.
	
	And before anyone gets the impression I'm talking about one
ideal company I'm not. I've been developing in Access since v2 at loads
of companies and it has never been an issue. I say again that I'm not
promoting this as always the way to go, it just happens to be my
experience and we were asked to share ours.
	
	--
	Andy Lacey
	http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
	
	
	
	

		--------- Original Message --------
		From: "Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd."
<SDSSoftware at optusnet.com.au>
		To: "AccessD at databaseadvisors.com"
<AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
		Subject: RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
		Date: 17/04/03 08:23
		
		
		Andy - do you password protect the code window if
distributing the mdb?
		 
		 
		Kath Pelletti
		Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd.
		Ph: 9505-6714
		Fax: 9505-6430
		SDSSoftware at Optusnet.com.au


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