database example

[Guest]

To preface, I don't have a degree in computer science so if you answer,
please speak in layman's english (no acronyms etc.).

I made a data base for garden record-keeping which includes embedded photos.

Then, by copying and pasting the design view layout of tables, reports, and
forms,
I made another blank database (except for one sample record), put it on CD
to send to a friend for review and possible use.

Can I make the CD autorun so the database will work and not be read-only?
If so, how? At present, I have to insert the CD, highlight the file name,
and send it to the C drive and save it there. Otherwise if I just
double-click on the file name, it is read only.

Also, in XP, how do I change file extension names on a file? So I could
email the sample and tell the recipient to save it on the C drive, then
change the file extension back to *.mdb so it will run in access.

 

[John Spencer]

No, you can't make the data base anything other than read only when you run
it from a CD.

Open Windows Explorer
Select Tool: Folder Options
Select View tab
Uncheck Hide Extensions for know file types
Click ok

Find the file and rename it (Right-click, rename and replace .mdb with
..xyz - or whatever)