Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Thu Mar 19 10:12:23 CDT 2009
But if it is chargeable and you can wave the agreement at them, then it is
easy work - no?
Max
On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Charlotte Foust <cfoust at infostatsystems.com
> wrote:
> 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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