[AccessD] compiled .mde file allowing design view

Thanks.   I'll see if I can find out if that's what they did.  The database would not function properly without the code, though. . . .

And I still don't know what the issue is with it being blocked by Windows 7.

None of this makes sense, although that may be asking for too much.


Carolyn
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  From: Stuart McLachlan 
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] compiled .mde file allowing design view


  Re-reading that old thread,  it looks as though they possibly just did a "SaveAsText" on all of 
  the forms and reports in the MDE.

  -- 
  Stuart

  On 16 Feb 2011 at 13:46, Stuart McLachlan wrote:

  > The only way that I can think of for that to happen is that someone
  > has used a tool to recreate the forms and reports from the original
  > MDE into another file which they have given the same name.  That would
  > explain the absence of any code modules.
  > 
  > I seem to remember one of our list members creating such a thing a few
  > years ago. Hang on a minute while I search my archives......
  > 
  > Yep, Shamil came up with concept back in 2002.   Last reference on the
  > list was:
  > 
  > "Shamil Salakhetdinov" <shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru>
  > Re: [AccessD] DBRepair (EatBloat+) Was: Re: AccessD Digest, Vol 84,
  > Issue 23 Tue,16 Feb 2010 23:12:03 +0300
  > 
  > 
  > -- 
  > Stuart
  > 
  > 
  > On 15 Feb 2011 at 21:20, Carolyn Johnson wrote:
  > 
  > > I sent someone a database with a compiled front end / back end last
  > > June.  Now he has emailed me because the the forms and reports can
  > > be viewed in Design view.  
  > > 
  > > The file he sent back (with .mde extension) does not run the startup
  > > form, and it does allow me to open forms and reports in Design view.
  > > The modules are all gone however.
  > > 
  > > 
  > > This was an Access2000 database.  I don't know what version of
  > > Access his co-workers were using (he's just the messenger), but I do
  > > know that the OS is Windows7.   I had also heard from them last June
  > > that they were having trouble opening the file -- getting a message
  > > that Windows was blocking it.
  > > 
  > > 
  > > It sounds like they found something to handle the problem of the
  > > database being blocked by Windows 7 that ended up allowing design
  > > view?   Does anyone know what they might have done?   The person I'm
  > > dealing with doesn't seem to know.
  > > 
  > > 
  > > 
  > > Thanks
  > > Carolyn Johnson
  > > St Louis, MO
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