Access file locked by Repsys program

[Ray]

A client of mine uses a product called Repsys, ( win 95
based, now out of business as luck would have it ) for
maintaining sales reps / commissions etc. Repsys has
stopped functioning and I need to be able to extract his
company data. It is being stored in a .mdb file but
appears to be locked by Repsys. Is there a way to overide
any permissions on this file in order to open in in Access

Thanks

 

[John Nurick]

Hi Ray,

Is there an .mdw file in among the Repsys stuff? If so, it's probably an
Access workgroup security file. Try starting Access from Start|Run or a
shortcut, using a command line like this to invoke the workgroup file

"C:\program files\microsoft office\office\msaccess" /wrkgrp
"D:\folder\subfolder\XXX.mdw"

With luck you'll get a log-in prompt at which you can enter the
administrative username and password for Repsys. After that you should
be able to open the Repsys mdb file.

If that doesn't do it, post back with details of the exact error
messages you're getting.

 

[ray]

John,

Great idea, thought of that but unfortunately there is
no .mdw file. I dont know and cant get the administrator
password for the system and or files either. I still feel
that there should be some way to over ride the file
security and permissions with some other program.
Thoughts?

Thanks for your help

Ray

-----Original Message-----
Hi Ray,

Is there an .mdw file in among the Repsys stuff? If so, it's probably an
Access workgroup security file. Try starting Access from Start|Run or a
shortcut, using a command line like this to invoke the workgroup file

"C:\program files\microsoft

office\office\msaccess" /wrkgrp

"D:\folder\subfolder\XXX.mdw"

With luck you'll get a log-in prompt at which you can enter the
administrative username and password for Repsys. After that you should
be able to open the Repsys mdb file.

If that doesn't do it, post back with details of the exact error
messages you're getting.

A client of mine uses a product called Repsys, ( win 95
based, now out of business as luck would have it ) for
maintaining sales reps / commissions etc. Repsys has
stopped functioning and I need to be able to extract his
company data. It is being stored in a .mdb file but
appears to be locked by Repsys. Is there a way to overide
any permissions on this file in order to open in in Access

Thanks

--
John Nurick [Microsoft Access MVP]

Please respond in the newgroup and not by email.
.

 

[John Nurick]

Well, no: the whole point of security is that it should be secure!

You say that the .mdb "appears to be locked by Repsys". Just what
happens when (a) you try to open it with Access and (b) you try to link
or import using a new .mdb file and File|Get External Data or the DAO
library?

John,

Great idea, thought of that but unfortunately there is
no .mdw file. I dont know and cant get the administrator
password for the system and or files either. I still feel
that there should be some way to over ride the file
security and permissions with some other program.
Thoughts?

Thanks for your help

Ray

-----Original Message-----
Hi Ray,

Is there an .mdw file in among the Repsys stuff? If so, it's probably an
Access workgroup security file. Try starting Access from Start|Run or a
shortcut, using a command line like this to invoke the workgroup file

"C:\program files\microsoft

office\office\msaccess" /wrkgrp

"D:\folder\subfolder\XXX.mdw"

With luck you'll get a log-in prompt at which you can enter the
administrative username and password for Repsys. After that you should
be able to open the Repsys mdb file.

If that doesn't do it, post back with details of the exact error
messages you're getting.

A client of mine uses a product called Repsys, ( win 95
based, now out of business as luck would have it ) for
maintaining sales reps / commissions etc. Repsys has
stopped functioning and I need to be able to extract his
company data. It is being stored in a .mdb file but
appears to be locked by Repsys. Is there a way to overide
any permissions on this file in order to open in in Access

Thanks

--
John Nurick [Microsoft Access MVP]

Please respond in the newgroup and not by email.
.