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bliss66 - 13 Oct 2003 17:05 GMT

I have a database application that will be used by a small number of users
(less than five), all of whom have full versions of Access 2000 on their
desktops. I already have InstallShield Express which should meet my
installation needs. However, I'm wondering if I can code my application to
hide certain menu items, possibly hide the full application when launched,
etc., the kind of things that are disabled or hidden from view when using
the runtime.

Is it possible to achieve this through code with the full version or is it
necessary to use the runtime (and purchase developer)?

Thanks!

sb

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Douglas J. Steele - 13 Oct 2003 19:51 GMT

Everything you describe can be done with the full version.

If you hide the database window, make sure you remap the F11 key (through an
AutoKeys macro) to make it harder for them to unhide it.

Create and set the AllowBypassKey property to False so that they can't just
hold the Shift key to bypass all the settings you make. (Check
http://www.mvps.org/access/general/gen0040.htm at "The Access Web" to make
sure you do it correctly: the help file isn't correct)

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> I have a database application that will be used by a small number of users
> (less than five), all of whom have full versions of Access 2000 on their
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