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View Full Version : Is it possible hide some code statements? accesser2003 05-14-2008, 03:04 AM I want to hide some code statements so it is not be shown for the person who have the source code or the mdb file. At the same time I dont want this to have any affect on the execution of these hidden statements of code. Is it possible to make this. pbaldy 05-14-2008, 08:15 AM The simplest solution would be to distribute an mde instead of an mdb. Code would not be accessible. shadow9449 05-14-2008, 08:26 AM I want to hide some code statements so it is not be shown for the person who have the source code or the mdb file. At the same time I dont want this to have any affect on the execution of these hidden statements of code. Is it possible to make this. 1) Turn on your application 2) Press ALT + F11 3) Select Tools > Properties (whatever the name of your project is) 4) Click the Protection tab 5) Enter a password and click select "Lock project for viewing" No one will be able to view the code. SHADOW accesser2003 05-14-2008, 08:56 AM Thanks Mr. Shadow, but what can I press ALT+11? shadow9449 05-14-2008, 10:42 AM Thanks Mr. Shadow, but what can I press ALT+11? Sorry, I meant ALT + F11. Excuse the typo :o SHADOW CraigDolphin 05-14-2008, 10:50 AM Shadow, does that also prevent someone from importing the code modules etc to a new mdb file and viewing them there? shadow9449 05-14-2008, 05:12 PM Shadow, does that also prevent someone from importing the code modules etc to a new mdb file and viewing them there? It does. Or exporting forms with code modules. Or importing forms with code modules. SHADOW CraigDolphin 05-14-2008, 06:11 PM Cool :) Thanks for the info Shadow shadow9449 05-14-2008, 06:13 PM Cool :) Thanks for the info Shadow You're welcome SHADOW Banana 05-14-2008, 06:55 PM A note to keep in mind: Password-protecting the modules and converting it into MDE does not prevent someone from opening MDB/MDE with a text edit and still seeing all the variables names among other things. (The actual code such as If/Then/Else block won't be there, but can be guessed at). gemma-the-husky 05-15-2008, 02:43 AM in an mde you can still open all the queries, and see the table names/fields that shouldnt be an issue though - commercial accounting packages etc dont exactly hide the file layouts form users - you can see pretty well everything via odbc links. Banana, removing the code DOES make it very hard to modify/steal an app - most stuff has thousands of lines of code in it. it would be next to impossible to reconstruct this just by considering what the application appears to do |