ACC2: MS Access Dev. Toolkit Questions & Answers
ID: Q115622
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit, version 2.0
SUMMARY
This article contains questions and answers about the Microsoft Access
Developer's Toolkit version 2.0.
MORE INFORMATION- Q. Can I include the OLE custom controls that come with the
Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT) with my application?
A. You can include the three OLE custom controls that come with
the ADT (the Calendar, Scroll Bar, and Data Outline controls)
with your application, royalty-free.
- Q. What is the best way to distribute updates of my application?
A. To make updating your application easy, begin by creating your
application as two databases: one database (Data.mdb) for
storing the application's data; and the other database
(Program.mdb) for storing the application's queries, forms,
reports, macros, and modules. To distribute updates of your
application, simply distribute a new Program.mdb database. You
can use this method to update the application without
disturbing your users' data.
All the objects in the Program.mdb database should be based on
attached tables from the Data.mdb database. Note that when you
create a database with attached tables, the path to the
attached tables is stored in the database. If the path to the
attached tables becomes invalid, an error message is displayed
when the database is opened. For information about verifying
attachments, see The Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit,
"Advanced Topics", Chapter 2, "Reconnecting Attached Tables,"
page 35.
- Q. How can I prevent users from seeing the code in my application?
A. You can control what users see by taking the following
precautions:
- Use form and report modules.
- Use forms and macros to control users' movements within your
application.
- Secure all the objects in your database.
- Encrypt your database.
- Q. How do I include my own System.mda file with my application?
A. To include your own System.mda file, add your System.mda file
in the Files To Include box in the Setup Wizard. Setup does not
overwrite a file named System.mda.
NOTE: If you do not provide a System.mda file with your run-
time application, Setup creates a new one.
- Q. Why can't I gain access to my Calendar control's Font and Color
properties?
A. The Oc1016.dll file is not automatically registered in the
Microsoft Windows Reg.dat file when you install the ADT. The
Oc1016.dll file must be registered in the Reg.dat file in order
for you to gain access to the Calendar control's Font and Color
properties.
For information about how to register the Oc1016.dll file in
the Reg.dat file, see Q115125.
- Q. Can I distribute the Microsoft Access Wizards with my
application?
A. You cannot distribute the Microsoft Access Wizards. However, you
can create and distribute your own Wizards. The ADT includes
commented Wizard code as a learning aid for creating your own
Wizards.
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbdta
Version : 2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo
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