Ken Ismert
KIsmert at texassystems.com
Mon Sep 26 12:30:10 CDT 2005
>>However with Access cracking tools in wide >>spread use, I doubt it's worth the effort. The mde format appears to be a very poor choice for distributing applications. See Alex Dybenko: More stuff to convert MDE to MDB http://alexdyb.blogspot.com/2005/01/more-staff-to-convert-mde-to-mdb.htm l [Access] QBuilt reverse engineers MDE http://alexdyb.blogspot.com/2004/10/access-qbuilt-reverse-engineers-mde. html I've read they can even get your complete source code back. I hate to see the talented developers and entrepreneurs on this list risking the fruits of their labors with a format that Microsoft can't seem to make work in any practical sense. One litmus test of whether Microsoft is really committed to Access developers will be if they provide a reasonable (secure, easier to install) distribution package with version 12. Of course, they've already done all this work with .NET -- which leads me back to my line of thinking that if the next Access isn't .NET based, they are abandoning it as a serious development platform. I would strongly suggest that if you're seriously trying to make a business of selling software, and your product is Access-based, you should move your app to another, better suited, platform. -Ken