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Design view Greyed out

Hi all, I have an access database used by a colleague who has since left the company. My problem is that when i try to open the database even with the shift key the design view button is greyed out on the forms and reports. Can anyone tell me how i may be able to edit the forms. I think the problem could be because it is an MDE file if so can i edit it in anyway?
Feb 13 '08 #1
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Megalog
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Nope, that is the entire problem. MDE's are read-only. You'll need to get your hands on the original MDB that it was generated from.
Feb 13 '08 #2

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