Disable Backend

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Maybe this is a repeat question, but I can't find a keyword for it.

I want to know if there is a way to only enable the backend (ctl + shift)
when a user logs in. This is a very small database, so I have assigned the
only user required to login as the admin. I simply don't want all other
users to look at the design of the database.
 
It sounds like you don't want the users to be able to get into design mode,
you only want them to be able to execute the code. If I'm misinterpreting
your question you can ignore this! The easiest way to do that is to give the
users an MDE file (through Tools -> Database Utilities). This creates an
executable version of the appl that doesn't have the source code. An even
simpler but less foolproof way is to use Tools - Startup and un-check the
'Display Database Window' option, but this still allows them to use PF11 to
bring up the database window. I think there are ways to disable PF11, but I
don't know what they are and I don't think they're 100% foolproof. But if you
don't have any big security concerns you could just use the startup options,
otherwise create an MDE file. You can also create a run-time version of the
appl, but you need the software that allows that and it's a more complicated
process than an MDE file.
 
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