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[__Stephen]

I'm a .NET developer who was asked to help a friend with an access app at
his job. I have a copy of the .mdb. there is another file on their server,
but it failed to copy when they gave me their system.

When you open the mdb, the app starts. Just as it should ;> But how does
the access developer continue to work on it and make changes?

I was asked to make a new query and report.

TIA

__Stephen

 

[John Vinson]

I'm a .NET developer who was asked to help a friend with an access app at
his job. I have a copy of the .mdb. there is another file on their server,
but it failed to copy when they gave me their system.

When you open the mdb, the app starts. Just as it should ;> But how does
the access developer continue to work on it and make changes?

I was asked to make a new query and report.

It depends on how the developer set it up - and if you're using retail
Access (which allows design changes) or a runtime installation (which
doesn't).

Try holding down the Shift key while opening the database, and/or
press F11 to display the "Database Window". It's a tabbed window with
tabs for Tables, Queries, Forms, Reports, Macros and Modules, and each
tab has New and Edit capabilities.

It's possible that the original developer has blocked the shift-key
bypass of the startup code, and/or the F11 key - if they didn't
provide a "backdoor" you may need to get in touch with him or her and
find out how to get into design view.

John W. Vinson[MVP]

 

[Albert D.Kallal]

I explain how it is common to use "two" files in ms-access, an how this
works here:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/Articles/split/index.htm