[AccessD] Hiding Table in mde

Can it be imported from an mde into another MDB like a regular table or will
it not show in the list of objects to be imported?

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MartyConnelly" <martyconnelly at shaw.ca>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Hiding Table in mde


> You can sort of hide the table if you preface table name with USys. It
> can then only be seen if you turn on System Objects view in options
>
> Joseph O'Connell wrote:
>
> >Rocky,
> >
> >Search the archives for "Copy Protection".  There was a long discussion
of
> >this topic and recommendations for several add-in products during October
> >2001.
> >
> >Joe O'Connell
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> ><accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> >Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 12:45 PM
> >Subject: Re: [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
> >|--------------
> >|  ----- 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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> -- 
> Marty Connelly
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
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