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    pitaszek is offline Novice
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    Let user INSERT data (via Excel Form) but not Read

    Hello guys,

    I am a newbie to start with. I am struggling to deliver at list he minimum of security for my Access db.

    Initial info:
    1. DB is in corporate shared network folder with Read/Modify
    2. I don't think I can really edit any security settings from the level of Windows for it
    3. Excel form and password protected DB are in the same folder so every user can do anytnig with DB

    The general process is:
    1. User fills Excel based form and submits
    2. After submission macro makes connection to the password proteced DB (password is hardcoded in pass protected VBA) and injects gathered data



    It is surely not enough, what else could I do?

    Ideally I'd like to set Read only for the network folder but can I bypass this in VBA code granting users Write/Append only?

    Regards,
    Witek

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    if the user clicks submit on the form,
    then the USER is granting himself permission to write. Which defeats the purpose of you programming that method, when the user can grant himself access and destroy the database.
    But cmon, are the users really gonna spend time looking for ways to sabotage the company?

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    pitaszek is offline Novice
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    They may want to see others users submissions which they shouldn't be able.

    Can you propose any solution? There will be non tech administrator of the database (thats why I chose Access) who would want to update some records on a daily basis.


    I could possibly request MS SQL Server... and then synchronize it with access? HOw about it?

    Regards,
    Witek

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