[AccessD] Hiding Back End Design

The problem is that if you can link to the tables, you can get the design.
You can do all sorts of tricks to prevent the backend from being directly
opened (a good way to do that is to disable the shift key, and have opening
code just close the database.  You can link to the tables, but directly
opening the backend closes the database).

To prevent the tables from being directly linked, you would need to use
Access User Level security.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 11:57 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Hiding Back End Design


Well, I think the distributor may have a point.  Or at least half a point.
I've always been told that the table design is 80% of an app.  Knowing what
fields, how big, what data type, relationships etc.Once you've got that
correct, making the forms and reports is just grunt work.  And they'll be
able to see all the forms and reports, of course.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Hiding Back End Design


> Hi Rocky
> Are you using an MDE to hide the FE? If so how the hell's anyone going to
> rip-off your product just from the table design?
>
> -- Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> > Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
> > Sent: 21 June 2004 17:16
> > To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: [AccessD] Hiding Back End Design
> >
> >
> > Dear List:
> >
> > Is there a way to easily hide the back end design?  My
> > distributor in Taiwan feels that if the back end design is
> > not hidden then the product can be easily knocked off.
> >
> > MTIA
> >
> > Rocky Smolin
> > Beach Access Software
> > http://www.e-z-mrp.com
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