[AccessD] \decompile

[Stuart McLachlan]

JC,

I've sent you a little utility offline. Just drop an accdb file on it and it will decompile

The email contains a zip file with an exe inside so your Gmail may not like it. (It also 
contains the PB source code).  If GMail rejects it, and you want it, let me know.

(If anyone else is interested, email me directly. It's only a 7KB zip containin a 2KB source 
file and a 12KB exectuable)

-- 
Stuart

On 12 Apr 2022 at 21:04, John Colby wrote:

> In the past I always created a batch file to perform a \decompile when
> I opened Access.  I don't have that now so I am creating one.  I found
> the syntax out on FMS as follows:
> 
> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSACCESS.EXE
> /decompile"
> 
> where the path depends on your instance of Office.  This is in fact my
> correct path.
> 
> If I open the command window and paste that in it returns an error
> message "The directory name is invalid".  If I perform a CD C:\Program
> Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16 it does in fact change
> directory into that path and from there a  MSACCESS.EXE /decompile
> opens access.
> 
> So what gives?  Majorly confused on this part.
> 
> Is it possible to do the same thing with a shortcut to Access?  I
> created the shortcut and placed the /decompile inside of the
> quotations and Access opens, however there is no obvious way to
> determine whether the /decompile is passed in to the access instance. 
> I vaguely remember that this is the method that I used in the past.
> 
> I assume that some of you guys do this stuff?
> 
> -- 
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
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