To hide the database window in 20, select Remove Unecessary Menus and Options In most cases, you'll want to hide the Access database window (2000/2003) or Access Navigation Pane (2007/2010) and provide your own Access menus. To add polish and make sure your users are more productive. Navigation and Forms Make sure your database includes clear navigation, and we recommend you also use our Tampering, and also makes your database load (only slightly) faster.Ī few other points to help with front-end preparation: Protects your intellectual property, prevents many types of Report's design view, nor can they inspect your VB code.
Objects are fully compiled such that a user cannot open a form or
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"semi-compiled" state which means Access does some level ofĬompilation of any VB code you have created on the fly.Ĭompiling your Access database simply means that a new file isĬreated with the extension ending in "e" instead of "b," and the TheĮasiest way to do so is to compile Access into an MDE or ACCDE fileįormat. View the forms and reports as you have prepare them, without beingĪble to view or change the form/report/code design. You will expect users to have much more limited capability to simply Make design changes, open tables directly, edit or view VB sourceĬode, then you can deliver the file "as is." More commonly, Will want to consider what you want to allow your users to be able Preparing your front-end database file for delivery to users, you The data file, not a front-end your users can delete. "_datafile" to the end of the name so you are sure you know this is It may seem trivial, but we recommend adding Process of selecting the tables to move, and what the your data file In Access 2000/2003, select "Tools>Database Tools." from the menu, then "Database Splitter." In Access 2007/2010, select the Database Tools ribbon tab, then "Moveĭata" and then "Access." The wizard will take you through the Be sure to make a copy of your database before you begin just to be safe. Splitting your database is quite easy with the built-in Access tool. ToĪvoid this, you provide each end user with their own front-endĭatabase file, each linked to the same Access Data File. Locking, you may still receive errors that another user isĬurrently in the database and you cannot make changes. Have difficulty when multiple users attempt to open the sameĭatabase file. Objects in one file, including your tables, Access will usually Avoid Multi-User Collisions If you store all your Version of your front-end file and their data remains intact. With a splitĪccess database configuration, you simply send them a new Users to import their existing data tables. The data would be overwritten, or you would have to ask the Sending users a new version won't work, as Particularly if you plan to deliver your database to users at aĭifferent location where you don't have direct access to theĭatabase file. Tables also presents a problem when you need to make updates.
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Upgrade Your Front-End Databases without Data Loss Storing your forms/reports/macros/VB in the same file with your
Prompt the user to find the new location. Links to the new location, do so programmatically, or use a tool If it moves, you can manually restore the The front-end database file(s) always know where the Access Dataįile resides. (as long as your machine is on when the file is needed by otherīack up your Access Data File whenever you need to, and Shared network drive or even a shared folder on your own machine Separated from the user interface (forms/queries/reports) andīusiness logic (VB/macros), you can keep the data anywhere that Store your data file anywhere With your data