mde vs. mdb - was RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs

I use code in A97 to send reports to different printers, notably Acrobat
Distiller. That involves programmatically opening the report in design
mode. I'm pretty sure I couldn't do that in an mde. Anyone care to
confirm that?

Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk



> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> Griffiths, Richard
> Sent: 17 April 2003 14:56
> To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
> Subject: RE: mde vs. mdb - was RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
> 
> 
> Thanks, I know its not possible to create references on the 
> fly but what other things cannot be done? Richard
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Wortz, Charles [SMTP:CWortz at tea.state.tx.us]
> > Sent:	17 April 2003 14:37
> > To:	accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject:	mde vs. mdb - was RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. 
> Unsecured FEs
> > 
> > Richard,
> > 
> > If you create an .mde then you must, repeat MUST, keep the 
> .mdb it was 
> > created from.  The .mdb has all the human-readable code, 
> the .mde has 
> > only compiled machine-readable code in it.  Thus, you cannot make 
> > changes in the .mde unless you like bit-twiddling or have a product 
> > that can reverse-engineer the .mde.
> > 
> > Charles Wortz
> > Software Development Division
> > Texas Education Agency
> > 1701 N. Congress Ave
> > Austin, TX 78701-1494
> > 512-463-9493
> > CWortz at tea.state.tx.us
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Griffiths, Richard [mailto:R.Griffiths at bury.gov.uk]
> > Sent: Thursday 2003 Apr 17 03:07
> > To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
> > 
> > Further to this debate - are there any drawbacks/limitations or 
> > important considerations concerning functionality to take 
> into account 
> > when using an mde?
> > 
> > Richard
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