[AccessD] A97 User Security

Mark A Matte markamatte at hotmail.com
Tue Jan 11 08:46:54 CST 2005


Drew,

This is my machine at work...so I have little control over what's on 
it...but with a little research...I now know I have 3.51.2723.0 Service Pack 
2 (SP2) installed on this machine.

Thanks,

Mark

>From: DWUTKA at marlow.com
>Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] A97 User Security
>Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:44:36 -0600
>
>Okay, curious if 1a or 1b still let ya do that trick.
>
>Just out of curiousity, you are developing with the latest SP, right? 
><grin>
>
>Drew
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark A Matte [mailto:markamatte at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:06 AM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] A97 User Security
>
>
>Drew,
>
>I'm assuming I goto Help...About Microsoft Access...and this would tell me
>what service pack is installed? ...and if this is the case...then I believe
>I'm at the 'no service pack' level.
>
>Mark
>
> >From: DWUTKA at marlow.com
> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A97 User Security
> >Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:24:36 -0600
> >
> >Glad to help.  Just out of curiousity, what Service Pack did you have
> >installed to get the drag and drop trick to work?  I know it doesn't work
> >in
> >2b (which was the last one), but I have never bothered to try and figure
> >out
> >how far back you have to go, I just know the 'no service pack' level does
> >it.
> >
> >Drew
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mark A Matte [mailto:markamatte at hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:08 AM
> >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A97 User Security
> >
> >
> >Drew,
> >
> >I didn't think it was an MDE because I could see the code behind the
> >forms...just couldn't change anything...but the drag and drop trick 
>worked.
> >
> >This is definitely one to remember.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >
> > >From: DWUTKA at marlow.com
> > >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> > >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A97 User Security
> > >Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:32:01 -0600
> > >
> > >Sorry for the delayed response, but from the looks of this thread, you
> >are
> > >either dealing with an .mde renamed as an .mdb.  Possible.  Or you have 
>a
> > >secured .mdb, and you don't have the proper .mdw to get into it.
> > >
> > >There are password utilities out there, but they require the .mdw.
> > >
> > >There is another option.  This is an Access 97 .mdb.  There is a little
> > >known glitch in Access 97 (without the service packs, because one of 
>the
> > >service packs fixed the glitch!), which allows you to drag and drop
> > >database
> > >objects from one database to another, REGARDLESS of security.  So you 
>may
> > >not have access to even open a form, but as long as you can see the
> > >database
> > >window, you can drag the form to a blank (unsecured) database, and
> > >everything is copied (code and all).  This is due to the 'bug', which 
>in
> > >the
> > >drag and drop 'process', the original (unpatched) code just doesn't
> >bother
> > >to check for security settings before it copies the objects to another
> > >database.
> > >
> > >Hope this helps.
> > >
> > >Drew
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Mark A Matte [mailto:markamatte at hotmail.com]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:16 PM
> > >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > >Subject: [AccessD] A97 User Security
> > >
> > >
> > >Hello All,
> > >
> > >I'm pretty sure this is a lost cause...but I just received an A97
> > >db...there
> > >
> > >is no password...but I don't have permission to make any
> > >changes(tables,queries...or even view the macros).  My guess is I need 
>to
> > >know the UserGroup and PID that was used to change/create the
> >permissions.
> > >Is this correct...and are there any workarounds?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Mark
> > >
> > >
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