Is there any way to password protect my code in the event someone uses the 
shift bypass key?  Any thoughts other than your Access security?

"scott04" <scott04@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> Is there any way to password protect my code in the event someone uses the
> shift bypass key?  Any thoughts other than your Access security?

The normal approach is to convert the application into an mde. (This pretty 
much means you'll have to split the database).

You most certainly can, and should hide all of the ms-access interface. The 
options to complete hide and keep people out of the ms-access interface can 
easily be done using the tools->start-up options. Using those options allows 
you to complete hide the ms-access interface (tool bars, database window 
etc). Also, using these options means you
do not have to bother setting up security.

Try downloading and running the 3rd example at my following web site that 
shows a hidden ms-access interface, and NO CODE is required to do 
this....but just some settings in the start-up.

Check out:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/DownLoad.htm

After you try the application, you can exit, and then re-load the 
application, but hold down the shift key to by-pass the start-up options. If 
want, you can even disable the shift key by pass. I have a sample mdb file 
that will let you "set" the shift key bypass on any application you want. 
You can get this at:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/msaccess.html


-- 
Albert D. Kallal    (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
pleaseNOOSpamKallal@msn.com 

Awesome Albert.  Thank you.

"Albert D. Kallal" wrote:

> "scott04" <scott04@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:8580606E-60A0-449D-8B9A-A91EA6F3920F@microsoft.com...
> > Is there any way to password protect my code in the event someone uses the
> > shift bypass key?  Any thoughts other than your Access security?
> 
> The normal approach is to convert the application into an mde. (This pretty 
> much means you'll have to split the database).
> 
> You most certainly can, and should hide all of the ms-access interface. The 
> options to complete hide and keep people out of the ms-access interface can 
> easily be done using the tools->start-up options. Using those options allows 
> you to complete hide the ms-access interface (tool bars, database window 
> etc). Also, using these options means you
> do not have to bother setting up security.
> 
> Try downloading and running the 3rd example at my following web site that 
> shows a hidden ms-access interface, and NO CODE is required to do 
> this....but just some settings in the start-up.
> 
> Check out:
> 
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/DownLoad.htm
> 
> After you try the application, you can exit, and then re-load the 
> application, but hold down the shift key to by-pass the start-up options. If 
> want, you can even disable the shift key by pass. I have a sample mdb file 
> that will let you "set" the shift key bypass on any application you want. 
> You can get this at:
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/msaccess/msaccess.html
> 
> 
> -- 
> Albert D. Kallal    (Access MVP)
> Edmonton, Alberta Canada
> pleaseNOOSpamKallal@msn.com 
> 
> 
>