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    seanog2001 is offline Novice
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    .exe database

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    i dont know if i am posting this in the right forum but i have a completed access database it consists of forms and querys. i just want to know can i make this database an executable file so when i click on it just the forms will appear on screen so the user can navigate through the forms?

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    Maybe this link is what you are looking for: http://www.mvps.org/access/general/gen0001.htm

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    seanog2001 is offline Novice
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    Quote Originally Posted by RuralGuy View Post
    Maybe this link is what you are looking for: http://www.mvps.org/access/general/gen0001.htm
    i am using access 2007 basically all i want to do is set up the database so users can use it but they can only see the forms/GUI's i have created.

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    TheShabz is offline Court Jester
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    Also, consider converting the DB to a frontend/backend setup or making it an MDE file.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheShabz View Post
    Also, consider converting the DB to a frontend/backend setup or making it an MDE file.

    How do i set it up as a frontend/backend?

    Hi how would ig go about making it a MDE file?

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    TheShabz is offline Court Jester
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    FE/BE= Tools>Database Utilities>Database Splitter
    MDE = Tools>Database Utilities>Make MDE File

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