Opening a secured database in design mode.

[kayakchris]

A former employeed set up some group secured access databases for one
of our departments. He used the OfficeXP or Office 2003 versions to
create these and we are now on Office 2003. We now need to make some
changes mainly to user accounts for users who are new or have forgotten
their paswords.

When we open the database normally using the

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE"
"\\server\database.mdb" /WRKGRP "\\server\Secured.mdw"

Command line we do not have access to any of the underlying datatbase
structures, just the forms and reports.

How can we get into this datatbase properly and are there any resorces
which would help me learn how to manage the thing going forward?

 

[Douglas J Steele]

See whether holding down the shift key while you're opening the database
helps. Unless the AllowBypassKey has been set to False, that should bypass
any start-up code that's been put into the application.

 

[kayakchris]

Yes Thanks just need to rememer to pres shift Each time I OK a dialog
on the way in as well as while double clicking the above shortcut....