[AccessD] Hiding Table in mde

A.D.:

What I'm trying to do is copy protect my program by putting a data bomb in
the opening form.  Right now it's hard coded into the module's OnOpen event.
I was going to put the date bomb into a table but that table is accessible
to the user even in an mde.

So I was trying to hide the table.  But a more direct way would be to be
able to alter the line of code in the mde which contains the expire date.

I've cooked up a more elaborate scheme now but haven't settled on a final
approach.  I want the user to be able to call or email their serial number
and I give them a code to change the expiration date in their system.  I've
done a key like this before for another client so I've got all the
code/decode stuff worked out.

I'm just searching around for the simplest solution to protecting my
product.

Regards,

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A.D.Tejpal" <adtp at touchtelindia.net>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Hiding Table in mde


Rocky,

    Could you kindly confirm that you wish to add a new program module for
manipulating existing objects in an mde - without having to go through the
conventional steps of first altering the code in original mdb and then
converting it into a fresh mde.

    If this be the case, an interesting solution could be adopted, so as to
meet your requirement.

Regards,
A.D.Tejpal
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Charlotte Foust
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
  Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 23:10
  Subject: RE: [AccessD] Hiding Table in mde


  Code can't be modified in an mde at all, programmatically or otherwise.
  That's the whole point.

  Charlotte Foust

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
  Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:55 PM
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Hiding Table in mde


  Doug:

  That would work but I'd prefer not to have the file external.  Can code
  be modified programmatically in an mde?

  Rocky

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Doug Murphy" <dw-murphy at cox.net>
  To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
  <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
  Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 12:38 PM
  Subject: RE: [AccessD] Hiding Table in mde


  > One way to do this is to not put it in the database, but use an
  > external file that is encrypted.  Set the system up so it won't run if

  > the file isn't present and make the file hard for folks to find.
  >
  > Doug
  >
  > Douglas Murphy
  > Murphy's Creativity
  > (619) 334-5121
  > doug at murphyscreativity.com
  > www.murphyscreativity.com
  >
  >
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky
  > Smolin
  > - Beach Access Software
  > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:41 AM
  > To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
  > Subject: [AccessD] Hiding Table in mde
  >
  >
  > Dear List:
  >
  > Is there a way to prevent a user from importing a table from an mde
  > into an mdb without putting a password on the mde?  I'm trying to
  > build a serial number/upgrade/license extension function into an app
  > and will be storing the data in a front end table.
  >
  > TIA,
  >
  > Rocky Smolin
  > Beach Access Software
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