[AccessD] \decompile

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Tue Apr 12 23:08:08 CDT 2022


Yep, you're right. You don't need those quotes.

On 12 Apr 2022 at 20:55, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> I've never enclosed the /decompile switch on quotes. And it has always
> worked without.
> 
> Does it work for you with the quotes?
> 
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 6:35 PM Stuart McLachlan
> <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> 
> > Spaces in path. You need to quote it:
> > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSACCESS.EXE"
> > " /decompile" note the space before the /decompile.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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