Access db demo

[Dave]

I have a db that i want to show a customer as a demo

I know i can make an mde BUT how do i make a demo version out of my db.

I would like to limit the use to a number of days or a number of uses (10
days or 20 uses which ever comes first)

I have toyed witht the idea of a counter in a table but tables are still
visible in an mde.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated

ps the db is not that expensive so i dont want to have to buy some 'demo
making software' as it would take too many sales to recoup the cost.

Thanks
Dave

 

[Arvin Meyer]

Yes the tables are visible in an MDE, but you can hard code values as
constants into a module.
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[Tony Toews]

I know i can make an mde BUT how do i make a demo version out of my db.

Tools available from sites such as sysinternals.com can crack any
method you use to store a future date anywhere on a system such as in
the registry or a file. Unless it's encrypted. But even then if you
delete the date from wherever it's stored your app may think it's just
installed.

Thus I prefer to limit the number of records in one key table such as
5 units or 50 volunteers but allow unlimited access for everything
else. Once I get paid then I email them an encrypted file containing
the number of records they are licensed for as well as their company
name which goes on the bottom of every page of every report.

For more of my thoughts on this topic see my "Copy protection or how
to safely distribute a demo Microsoft Access Application" page at my
website.

Tony
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