AutoFE Updater - not quite working...

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Fred Boer - 15 Nov 2004 18:25 GMT

Hello!

I am trying to implement the latest version of Tony Toews's AutoFE Updater.
I have it working, except for one thing: I want it to silently log in the
user, and, while I'm pretty sure this is within its capabilities, I can't
seem to make it work. I have tried numerous variations of .ini file entries,
and checked the FAQ. I've included the .ini file I am using below; does
anyone see what I am doing wrong?

Many thanks!
Fred Boer

[Settings]
MainApp="C:\Program Files\WRMS Online Catalogue\WRMS Online Catalogue.mde"
Server="\\wrmsfs1\lib2000$\lib2000fe\"
SupportMsg=Please contact Fred Boer for support.
StartMethod=FilePath
CommandLine=/wrkgrp "\\wrmsfs1\lib2000$\wrms.mdw"
Shell="C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Access
Runtime\Office10\MSACCESS.EXE"

Lockout=No
LockoutMsg=Sorry, not allowed into the system at this time.

ShortCutName=WRMS Online Catalogue
CreateShortCutOnDesktop=Yes
CreateShortCutOnCommonDesktop=No

MDWFile="\\wrmsfs1\lib2000$\wrms.mdw"
MDWUser=patron
MDWPassword=(Password is encrypted)
MDWPasswordEncrypted=56F176CC

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Tony Toews - 15 Nov 2004 20:49 GMT

>I am trying to implement the latest version of Tony Toews's AutoFE Updater.
>I have it working, except for one thing: I want it to silently log in the
>user, and, while I'm pretty sure this is within its capabilities, I can't
>seem to make it work.

FWIW feel free to email me directly on problems with the Auto FE
Updater.

AFAIK you can't have Access silently long in the user at all. They
have to enter a password. But I admit I know nothing about Access
security.

Hmm, actually what you could try though is the following.

>CommandLine=/wrkgrp "\\wrmsfs1\lib2000$\wrms.mdw"

CommandLine=/wrkgrp \\wrmsfs1\lib2000$\wrms.mdw /user username /pwd
password

You don't need the double quotes as there are no spaces in the wrkgrp
parm.

That won't be very secure though as the password will be visible to
the user and every one would be sharing the password.

Tony
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Fred Boer - 16 Nov 2004 02:01 GMT

Dear Tony:

Thanks a lot! I have sent an email to you privately...

I just thought I might add, here, that it was perhaps a poor choice of words
to suggest that I wanted a "silent" login. What I meant was that I wanted
the User name and password to be automatically entered via the shortcut. I
am aware that this means users will be able to see both the password and the
username, but that's ok, since that user has strictly limited permissions.

Thanks!
Fred

> >I am trying to implement the latest version of Tony Toews's AutoFE Updater.
> >I have it working, except for one thing: I want it to silently log in the
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> Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at
> http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm

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