| re: unlock DB - to view table, forms design
<accesstribe@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1114601663.489980.283530@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...[color=blue]
> Folks, I have Access db, but whenever I try to open it and view design
> of tables, forms, etc, ie, when I double click on icon then instead of
> opening it in MS Access it opens as application, first asking for
> password then opens forms to enter or update data...
>
> In folder there are two files:
> ABCbase and
> ABCbase_data
>
> I want to open first file, but it has small lock sing on it, and, as I
> said, it doesnt' want to open in Access database...
>
> Is there any way to "unlock" it, so I can view forms and code behind
> it?[/color]
Just a guess here, but the one with the small lock icon, might be an MDE
file, not an MDB file. If that is the case, you will not be able to view
the code.
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