I have worked before on Access installed on other computers, and understand
the advantage of making a finished database an MDE file, but, now that I have
my own computer and Access program, that option in the Tools menu, Database
Utilities pull-out arrow, is grayed-out. I made the databases on my
computer, and that is where I'm trying to make it MDE (same version!). It is
not a replica, or anything like that--I had never heard about replicated
databases until I searched Help to find out why I can't make MDE files. I
also have not set up any security levels or anything like that--it's just a
basic database (tables, queries, forms, reports, and macros--just like I've
done before) that I want to hide the code for. Thank you!

Check out the "Can't make an MDE!" checklist at
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/co...#CannotMakeMDE

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)



"KTbee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4223F74E-F88F-45E6-94BD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have worked before on Access installed on other computers, and understand
> the advantage of making a finished database an MDE file, but, now that I
> have
> my own computer and Access program, that option in the Tools menu,
> Database
> Utilities pull-out arrow, is grayed-out. I made the databases on my
> computer, and that is where I'm trying to make it MDE (same version!). It
> is
> not a replica, or anything like that--I had never heard about replicated
> databases until I searched Help to find out why I can't make MDE files. I
> also have not set up any security levels or anything like that--it's just
> a
> basic database (tables, queries, forms, reports, and macros--just like
> I've
> done before) that I want to hide the code for. Thank you!

I clicked the yes button for did I find this post helpful and it posts this,
"1 out of 1 people found this post helpful." Saying I found it helpful is a
major understatement.

I'm off to figuring out why my add-in won't convert to an mde.

Thanks Doug!

~Mark

"Douglas J. Steele" wrote:

> Check out the "Can't make an MDE!" checklist at
> http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/co...#CannotMakeMDE
>
> --
> Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
> http://I.Am/DougSteele
> (no e-mails, please!)
>
>
>
> "KTbee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4223F74E-F88F-45E6-94BD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have worked before on Access installed on other computers, and understand
> > the advantage of making a finished database an MDE file, but, now that I
> > have
> > my own computer and Access program, that option in the Tools menu,
> > Database
> > Utilities pull-out arrow, is grayed-out. I made the databases on my
> > computer, and that is where I'm trying to make it MDE (same version!). It
> > is
> > not a replica, or anything like that--I had never heard about replicated
> > databases until I searched Help to find out why I can't make MDE files. I
> > also have not set up any security levels or anything like that--it's just
> > a
> > basic database (tables, queries, forms, reports, and macros--just like
> > I've
> > done before) that I want to hide the code for. Thank you!
>
>
>