[AccessD] Unlock an MDE

Hi Arthur and Dan

Just noticed this link:

  http://www.everythingaccess.com/tutorials.asp?ID=1

/gustav

>>> dwaters at usinternet.com 20-01-2006 17:28 >>>
Dear King,

What I've read in a few places is that there is a technique where a
developer could 'add' capability to an mde, but not change what was already
there.  The capability addition must use Access macros, because the code is
unavailable.  

I was looking for a way to 'defeat' an mde to see if I could claim to a
customer that it really was permanently locked, and I from what I found an
mde will not reveal its secrets!

Best of Luck,
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:02 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Unlock an MDE

A client has an MDE and has lost its corresponding MDB. I vaguely recall
that there is some sort of rescue technique. It wouldn't mattered if what
came back was obfuscated code; that could be dealt with.
Any tips or pointers? A commercial package would be OK if that's the only
method. The alternative is reverse-engineering it, which in the
circumstances wouldn't be all that terrible. Like most apps, it contains a
lot of obvious code and a little rocket science.
TIA,
Arthur
Son of Uther Pendragon,
Defeater of the Saxons,
Lord Over Alllll England, and
King of the Dorks