MDE Database

[Falcon]

I have got an MDE database and want to convert it back to an access
database!

Can this be done?

If so how do you go about it?

 

[Alex White MCDBA MCSE]

If what you are looking to do is be able to modify forms etc, this cannot be
done because an MDE is a compiled striped down version of an MDB all the
source code has bee removed, you can get the data out, view the structure of
queries but that's about it.

 

[Van T. Dinh]

Nope. The text component of the (VBA) code has been removed from the MDE.

There are some Access objects you may be able to import into the new
database, e.g. Tables.

 

[Jeff Conrad]

in message:

I have got an MDE database and want to convert it back to an access
database!

Can this be done?

If so how do you go about it?

The tables, queries, and macros are natively importable from mde's into a new
database.

You can import all the forms and reports at one time using Serge
Gavrilov's free tool "MDE forms/reports extractor v1.1".
http://accesstools.narod.ru/.

Another link to try:
http://www.everythingaccess.com/tutorials.asp?ID=1

And another option:
http://www.eurodownload.com/download-software/5691/Access-MDE-Unlocker.html

More information here:
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/faq.html#NotImpossibleToConv

Good luck,