[AccessD] \decompile

[Stuart McLachlan]

Nope, GMAil rejected it as:

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On 13 Apr 2022 at 13:00, Stuart McLachlan wrote:

> 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?
> > 
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