password related question

[SomSallyX]

Hi


I'm trying to write a simple viewer to display the tables and records in the
MS Access database.

Is there anyway i can know whether the database is password protected so
that i can ask for the password and supply it programmatically to the
database. (I'm using ADO/ADOX with VB)



Warm Regards

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

Try to open the connection, and trap the error if the MDB is
password-protected ...

Public Sub testsub()

Dim cnn As ADODB.Connection
Dim strPassword As String

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Set cnn = New ADODB.Connection
cnn.ConnectionString = "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source
= " & CurrentProject.Path & "\testdata.mdb"
cnn.Open
cnn.Close

ExitProcedure:
On Error Resume Next
If Not cnn Is Nothing Then
If cnn.State <> adStateClosed Then
cnn.Close
End If
End If
Exit Sub

ErrorHandler:
If Err.Number = -2147217843 Then
strPassword = InputBox("Password?")
cnn.ConnectionString = cnn.ConnectionString & ";Jet OLEDBatabase
Password=" & strPassword
Resume
Else
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description, vbOKOnly Or
vbInformation
Resume ExitProcedure
End If

End Sub

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[SomSallyX]

Thanks

Try to open the connection, and trap the error if the MDB is
password-protected ...

Public Sub testsub()

Dim cnn As ADODB.Connection
Dim strPassword As String

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Set cnn = New ADODB.Connection
cnn.ConnectionString = "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source
= " & CurrentProject.Path & "\testdata.mdb"
cnn.Open
cnn.Close

ExitProcedure:
On Error Resume Next
If Not cnn Is Nothing Then
If cnn.State <> adStateClosed Then
cnn.Close
End If
End If
Exit Sub

ErrorHandler:
If Err.Number = -2147217843 Then
strPassword = InputBox("Password?")
cnn.ConnectionString = cnn.ConnectionString & ";Jet OLEDBatabase
Password=" & strPassword
Resume
Else
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description, vbOKOnly Or
vbInformation
Resume ExitProcedure
End If

End Sub

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