Client gave me a mdb app and I cannot get into design view.

[Robert Johnson]

Hi all. I just recieved an app from a client that I am unable to get to
design view with. This is a mdb not a mde file so why am I locked out. Is
there something I'm doing wrong?

Regards,

Robert

 

[Arvin Meyer]

You can rename and MDE as an MDB, but it's still an MDE. Access looks at
file headers, not extensions.

What is the error message?
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Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
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[Kjell Harnesk]

Hi all. I just recieved an app from a client that I am unable to get to
design view with. This is a mdb not a mde file so why am I locked out. Is
there something I'm doing wrong?

Regards,

Robert

Try holding down the shift key while starting the application.

 

[Robert Johnson]

Thanks for your replys.. I found out that if I hold down the shift key while
opening the mdb it will go to design view. It worked.

Robert