William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Thu Mar 19 13:02:08 CDT 2009
...amen! ...loud raucous applause!!! :)
William
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From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 11:07 AM
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
> The problem with that approach is that when THEY break THEIR data, YOU
> are the one who gets the phone call. The user attitude tends to be
> "it's YOUR program" that caused the problem.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:28 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
>
> William,
>
>> .an mde on a full access install only protects your code, not your
>> data
>
> It is not YOUR data, it is THEIR data. I would only be interested in
> protecting MY code but I would give them security over their data as
> part of the package. An MDE protects the application (as you say).
>
> Max
>
>
> On 3/19/09, William Hindman <wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com> wrote:
>>
>> ...an mde on a full access install only protects your code, not your
>> data ...a power user wannabe can use a full install to run queries
>> against the be data that can do immense and sometimes uncorrectable
>> damage simply because they only "thimk" they know what they are doing
>> ...I've walked away from jobs over that issue ...I grant that's a
>> luxury others may not have.
>>
>> ...on the other side, that means you have to provide a custom query
>> engine for the users to have limited access to find the data they need
>
>> without my helping hand ...find the data, not modify it in any way
>> that I don't control.
>>
>> William
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:06 AM
>>
>> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
>>
>> > That's why I keep the MDB tucked away and only let the lusers see
>> > the mde
>> > :-)
>> >
>> > --
>> > Stuart
>> >
>> > On 19 Mar 2009 at 1:54, William Hindman wrote:
>> >
>> >> ...we work in different worlds ...I can't imagine an environment
>> >> where anyone but me can get to the code ...I'd be serving hard time
>
>> >> for mass maiming, I would.
>> >>
>> >> William
>> >>
>> >> --------------------------------------------------
>> >> From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:58 PM
>> >> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>> >> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
>> >>
>> >> > I don't use the RT William, just a mdb or mde.
>> >> > Worth remembering though
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> > Max
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 3/18/09, William Hindman <wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Max
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ...afaik the FSO doesn't work in a runtime environment ...if
>> >> >> you've got it working in an A2k3 runtime I'd love to hear how.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> William
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------
>> >> >> From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:19 PM
>> >> >> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>> >> >> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > You can also use the FileSystem objects to do this. Just set a
>
>> >> >> > Reference to, oh dear,what was it now...oh yes, I think it was
>
>> >> >> > MS Office 200x.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Works better then this (oldish) example.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Max
>> >> >> > ps. Getting late now and it is Paddy's day so the ref may be
> worng!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access
>
>> >> >> > Software < rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> I was just doing this Bud. I use the code from the Access
>> >> >> >> Developer's Handbook - just what you want:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> lngFlags = adhOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or _
>> >> >> >> adhOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or adhOFN_NOCHANGEDIR
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> varFileName = adhCommonFileOpenSave( _
>> >> >> >> OpenFile:=False, _
>> >> >> >> Filter:=strFilter, _
>> >> >> >> flags:=lngFlags, _
>> >> >> >> DialogTitle:="Enter File Name and Location for
>> >> >> >> Mail
>> List
>> >> >> >> File
>> >> >> >> Export")
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> varFileName = adhTrimNull(varFileName)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> intReply = MsgBox("Ready To Export Mailing List " &
>> >> >> >> txtMailingList _
>> >> >> >> & " to " & varFileName & ". OK to continue", vbYesNo)
>> >> >> >> If intReply <> vbYes Then
>> >> >> >> MsgBox "Export Aborted.", vbExclamation
>> >> >> >> Exit Sub
>> >> >> >> Else
>> >> >> >> 'DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExportDelim, ,
>> >> >> >> "qryExportMailingList", varFileName, True
>> >> >> >> DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acExportDelim,
>> >> >> >> acSpreadsheetTypeExcel9, "qryExportMailingList", varFileName,
>
>> >> >> >> True
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> MsgBox "Mail List Exported.", vbExclamation
>> >> >> >> End If
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Of course, my transfer is failing but the file name ends up
>> >> >> >> in the var just fine.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Rocky Smolin
>> >> >> >> Beach Access Software
>> >> >> >> 858-259-4334
>> >> >> >> www.e-z-mrp.com
>> >> >> >> www.bchacc.com
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> >> >> >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
>> >> >> >> Bud
>> Goss
>> >> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 2:45 PM
>> >> >> >> To: Access Group
>> >> >> >> Subject: [AccessD] Dialog Box for Creating .txt tables
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I have an Access application that creates a text (.txt) table
>> using
>> >> >> >> DoCmd.TransferText.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> In this application, I would like to display a windows dialog
>
>> >> >> >> box
>> >> >> showing
>> >> >> >> "Save in;" and "File name:" that would allow the user to
>> >> >> >> navigate to the directory where the table would be located
>> >> >> >> and designate file name to be used.
>> >> >> >> (Similar to the dialog box that you see when you do a file
>> >> >> >> save as in Microsoft word etc.)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Is it possible to do this in Access?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If so, would some one tell me where I can find information
>> >> >> >> and examples.
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