Dan Waters
dwaters at usinternet.com
Fri Jan 20 10:28:20 CST 2006
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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com