PLZ direct me about this security problem in Access 97.
I heve a serious problem with security of MDB files in ACCESS 97.
I heve a MDB database file in my company and shered it on my system so every other user have remote access to MDB file. then I created a workgroup file (.MDW) and enabled multiuser security For the shared MDB file but when each user dejoin from administrative workgroup file (.mdw), He/she can access to all table without any user/pass control.
How can I do with this problem, is there any reliable solution for multiuser security in Access 97 database files.
I'm familiar with SQL but not with Access97 - some wierd syntax here!
I'm creating a Query that is to Delete records from a table depending on a non-key field in a second table.
I first tried an INNER JOIN
DELETE Activity_Preferences.* FROM Activity_Preferences INNER JOIN Activity_Key Activity_Preferences.Activity_Key=Activity_Key.Act ivity_Key AND Activity_Key.Complete=1;
which was initially accepted but then complained about the INNER JOIN after I went in a second time to 'fix' the error.
I've finally got the following syntax accepted:-
DELETE Activity_Preferences.* FROM Activity_Preferences, Activity_Key WHERE Activity_Preferences.Activity_Key=Activity_Key.Act ivity_Key AND Activity_Key.Complete=1;
But when executed still gets the following error (same as for the INNER JOIN):-
I have a multi user 97 DB which also has a 2000 front end with tables linked to the 97 version. The 97 version won't open on 97 machines, 'unknown database format'......at first I thought someone had converted it but it doesn't look like that has been done. When I open on a 2000 machine there is no option to 'convert to a previous version'.
I am a long time user of ACCESS but use ACCESS97 for specific reasons. Have ACCESS97 operating on a PC with Win2000 and WinXP Home. Recently had to buy a new PC with WinXP Professional. Cannot seem to install the software. In the process get some error messages. First,
"An error has occurred at changing workgroup data base"
I click OK then get,
couldn't create SYSTEM.MDW file; after setup completes, reboot and run Workgroup Administrator before you run this application
I don't know what to do next. Do not know what the Workgroup Administator is. Two questions:
1. Is it possible to run ACCESS97 on this OS? 2. If so, can you advise on how to do the installation successfully?
I appreciate any help that anyone can provide. Cheers!
Hi! I've got a problem with a csv file from our MRP system. It always contains spaces BEFORE the data in the fields and I need to ignore them when I group the data. The crosstab report works absolutely fine but I don't get the right output because of those darned spaces!!:mad:
...not too much in the archives on this one, so any help appreciated...
We have an Access97 MDE with a split backend that is shared over a network.
Most of our users have WinNT installed and the Access application works fine. We have a user who has Win2K and Office2k and every time this person tried to launch the Access97 app, he receives the following error:
The database that you are trying to open or convert is currently in use, or you do not have permission to open it exclusively.
I have checked the Security Permissions for that user and he actually has full rights (Admin) for the Network folder.
I've been working on many other domains but very new to Access world. Anyway,coming to the point.I have a database built on Access and the reporting is being done on Excel.Till now,there is no connection between both.Users are doing copy/paste procedure for reporting in excel.i tried to connect both and get the data directly in to excel with out copy/paste procedure(i.e., just by refreshing the excel sheet would do). But when i create an ODBC connection between them, it says that the required permissions are not given to you by the administrator.I'm trying to create a file DSN.so,can anyone tell me what exactly i need for this?is it the admin rights of access database (or) the admin rights of the folder where the mdb file is located?little confused on this.I already have the admin rights on the folder where the mdb file is located but still getting the error.admin rights of the datasbe cannot be given because no one knows the password of administrator ID of Access database(little funny but it is the fact!)
can anyone please let me know how can i get through this problem as this would be the crucial thing for this project.
I bought a database about 10 years ago and still uses it. Since then we changed our address and need to update all the forms as the address is hard coded into the forms. When I tried to modify any thing it tells me I don't have the Permission. I tried to contact the programmer, but he's been out of business years ago and was unable to contact him.
How do I reset the permission on MDB? I tried Tools->Security->User/GroupPremissions and it only shows Admin user with "Read Design" checked on all object names. And if I check on any other permission it says I need administer permission.
I tried upvmsa2k.zip "Users' passwords viewer v3.2" and it shows admin user with garbled up password. Also tried MDWRecovery, but it says there's no user or password.
I noticed that I did not put a question mark next to this the first time I posted it, so maybe it was not clear that I was hoping for a response. Here I go again. We are trying to reinstall Access97 (the OS is Office XP) and having problems getting all of the drivers to install. Using the "Add or Remove Programs" in the Control Panel to make sure that all drivers have been installed, it says that the Excel drivers are installed, though it is grey, which I take to mean that it is not completely installed. On the computer in question, it says that the database drivers take up 1329k and the excel drivers are" installed" (no size listed). On my computer, on which the excel drivers are available, it lists the database drivers as 2009k and the excel drivers 258k (it does not say "installed"). Anybody have any ideas?
My organization recently upgraded from Office97 to Office2000. A database that we had on 97 is giving us errors when we try to run it under 2000. I have been able to fix some of the errors. This one has me stumped.
I'm getting an error 13; type mismatch and it is calling out this line:
Set Mydb = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).Databases(0)
Any help is greatly appreciated. This is the complete function:
Function RegistrationData(Reqinfo As String) As String On Error GoTo error_registrationdata:
Dim Mydb As DAO.Database Dim MyRS As DAO.Recordset
Set Mydb = DBEngine.Workspaces(0).Databases(0) Set MyRS = Mydb.OpenRecordset("REGISTRATION")
Select Case Reqinfo
Case "CommandName" RegistrationData = MyRS.COMMAND
Case "CommandCode" RegistrationData = MyRS.COM_CODE
Case "CommandAddress" RegistrationData = MyRS.COM_ADDRESS
Case "CommandManager" RegistrationData = MyRS.COM_MANAGER
Case "CommandPOC" RegistrationData = MyRS.COM_POC
Case "CommandPhone" RegistrationData = MyRS.COM_PHONE
Case "CommandFax" RegistrationData = MyRS.COM_FAX
Case "ClinicName" RegistrationData = MyRS.CLINIC
Case "ClinicCode" RegistrationData = MyRS.CLI_CODE
Case "ClinicAddress" RegistrationData = MyRS.CLI_ADDRESS
Case "ClinicManager" RegistrationData = MyRS.CLI_MANAGER
Case "ClinicPOC" RegistrationData = MyRS.CLI_POC
Case "ClinicPhone" RegistrationData = MyRS.CLI_PHONE
Case "ClinicFax" RegistrationData = MyRS.CLI_FAX
Case "MailDir" RegistrationData = MyRS.MAILDIR
Case "HROFile" If Not IsNull(MyRS.HROFile) Then RegistrationData = MyRS.HROFile Else RegistrationData = "error" End If
Case "AboutYN" RegistrationData = MyRS.ABOUTYN
Case "ActivityName" RegistrationData = MyRS.ActivityName
Case Else RegistrationData = "error"
End Select
end_registrationdata: Exit Function
error_registrationdata: MsgBox "There was an error retrieving data from the Registration Table. Please ensure all data is filled in correctly." RegistrationData = "x" Resume end_registrationdata:
does anyone know if it's possible to "install" the runtime version of access 97 (we do have developer's edition, so can distribute the run-time version) to a thumb drive so that it would run without having to install it on each computer that one was going to use the thumb drive on - is there any add'l software that would make this possible/ - the application is for figure skating clubs - with distribution of up to 1000 copies - the idea is to distribute them to member clubs and various officers could use the application and exchange up-to-date data by passing on the thumb drive - this also would hpefully avoid all installation problems with pc's having various versions of access already installed, etc. - thanks for any suggestions- jim
I am importing a text file into Access97 using fixed width with import specifications that specify NO to indexing. However, when I run the Macro, it automatically indexes the first field (which is a long integer).
Why? How do I import the text file without having the index automatically added?
I've read and gone though quite a few of the scrips and examples for creating logins and security and i'm getting to the stage when i need to have good understanding of the different methods.
Some of the examples whilst create a user login do not really allow for security within the database whilst the build in security wizard would appear to offer that functionality.
I am thinking that I will use the Workgroup file and that method. My question is am i able to utilise the fact that if a person 'AdamA' logs onto the database which is built into the workgroup security file. am I then able to take 'AdamA' to populate a table which records actions by a user? (I can't seem to find any thread or book reference to doing this)
Is it possible to do this through vba. If security is setup for all the tables and a user goes in and creates a new table, can that table have security applied to it using code?
So maybe the creator of the table has read/write privileges but everyone else only has read only.
:confused: I can't access my database. I used many tools to scan my database password, and I had many results but I can't used any one. This's my database. Can you help me?
I am experimenting in creating security of a database, and elements within.
I started by creating a user account with a password. I then made a few mistakes, so wanted to delete the mdb, and start again.
However, when I now try to create a new database, or even open a pre existing database, I am asked for the user and password created in the now-deleted mdb.
Apart from the fact that it shouldn't ask for the user name and pasword created in the first database, I am sure it doesn't accept the password I intered in creating the account.
The easy solution would be to delete the file where Access stores user accounts. Where is it, and is it protected, such that I can't delete it? And even if the user name and password still exists somewhere, it should only apply to the database in which it was created, shouldn't it?
Just looking for a little advice on data protection. I have a split database which is accessed from the front end (forms only). All data is stored on the back end, which is hidden away from the user.
The database is password protected, and both sides use a login authentication to avoid unwanted access. However, the usernames and passwords are easily retrievable by opening the database a text document.
After I created it, the shortcut is created on the screen. Everytime needs to click the shortcut to login it.
But, when I go to database file, and then click it, it does not work, it will show the following message:
You do not have the necessary permissions to use the <name> object. Have your system administrator or the person who created this object establish the appropriate permissions for you. (Error 3033) You do not have the necessary permissions for the specified object. To change your permission assignments, see your system administrator or the object's creator.
So, is it ony the shortcut to login it? if delete the shortcut uncarefully, how to do it??
Problem 1: I setup a security, stored the security file and other files in the drive D:
it works.
after I move the files to the drive C:, then it doesn't work.
Why it doesn't work?
Problem 2: After I created security, there are acc.mdb, acc.bak, and Secured files, right. how can I add this link: "C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice10MSACCESS.EXE" "D:acc.mdb" /WRKGRP "D:Secured.mdw" in the target to the acc.mdb file.
Because when it doesn't work, and then I created a shortcut of the acc.mdb file, then add the above code. Then it works, it give out the prompt.
Does any method instead of this, better than this?
I am trying to set up a database in which the the table portion is password protected but the query section can be manipulated or updated as users see fit. Does anyone know how to do this?
I have now finished my system that will run on a windows network. I now need to get the security setup so different users can access different pages.
I have set a list of users and specified what forms/tables they can access. The problem is, how does access know who is accessing the pages? For example, i have set 2 users - Dave G & Dave S - I have given Dave G access to the admin forms as he is the admin and I have given Dave S access to the general data input forms.
How is this enforced? How does access know which person is opening the forms. Unless access asks the user to login using their user name set in access, I cannot see how it can manage what users can do what.
I have locked down my welding data base and had some problems arise mabe someone eles has had this problem. All of the tables in other data base that are linked to the welding data base now will not allow me to utilize them I get the error message that I do not have rights too that information. Even though I have full access rights to the welding data base and can make changes at will.
We have a few access databases in a network. More and more people in our organization are using the databases so I am learning to create some user-level security.
We have access 2000.
Access links to a WIF to create user-level security.
But I think there is an easy way that anyone can get pass that.
Even if I have set all the groups and users privileges and restrictions, anyone can simply switch from one WIF to another WIF, then they would have changed all their privileges and restrictions.
Am I understanding this correctly?
If so, what can I do better secure the database.
Another question: How can I prevent someone from simply copy/delete the access file from windows? I am afraid that someone, maybe a disgruntled employee or even myself making stupid mistakes, delete the whole access .mdb file, and I would loss everything.
I do backup the file, but even if I back it up every night, if something like this happens, i would have lost a whole day of work.
I followed the security wizard and everything worked fine. However, when I move the database to another computer or another folder, it prints this message:
'You don't have the necessary permission to use (path)...'
