[AccessD] Password for Code

 "without having to pay the $89." ...even better!

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Guss Ginsburg <guss at beechnutconsulting.com
> wrote:

> I have solved the problem, but without having to pay the $89.  Thanks to
> some internal diligence to find the password to use.  And yes, I did learn
> much about this feature in the process.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Guss Ginsburg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jack drawbridge
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:13 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Password for Code
>
> So you have solved your problem for $89 and learned a lot in the process?
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Guss Ginsburg
> <guss at beechnutconsulting.com>wrote:
>
> > We were able to track down the correct password, and am now able to
> > modify the code.  Going through an upgrade from the 2002 version of
> > office to 2010, we had to deal with a  missing reference, which we
> > could not fix without the password.  The file is an mdb file.  I can
> > look at any object including forms in design view with no problems,
> > except that if I want to explore form-based code, it required the
> > password.
> >
> > The code is protected via VBA editor --> Tools --> <dbname> properties...
> > click on the protection tab, lock project for viewing, then enter and
> > confirm the password.
> >
> > Thanks for all the comments.
> >
> > Sincerely yours,
> >
> > Guss Ginsburg
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte
> > Foust
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 11:55 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Password for Code
> >
> >     It sounds like you have an mde.  In that case, you aren't dealing
> > with a password but with compiled, which can't be changed anyhow.
> > Could that be the case ?
> >
> > Charlotte
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Guss Ginsburg
> > <guss at beechnutconsulting.com>wrote:
> >
> > > I have inherited a database from Access 2002 that has the code
> > > protected by a password, which nobody around here seems to know.  Is
> > > there a way to find out what the PW is or to remove it so I can get
> > > in
> > and
> > modify code, etc?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I tried a couple of programs to crack Access passwords, which both
> > > indicated my db was not pw-protected.  But the code is.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sincerely yours,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Guss Ginsburg
> > >
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