Folder user authentication permissions

[mondo3]

If I have a folder set with permissions that only allow a specific user (say "accessuser") to be able to read/write to that folder, is it possible for access to connect to that folder by authenticating as "accessuser" ?

I'd like to save photos in that directory, but only allow users of the access application to be able to get to that folder.

 

[Guus2005]

If I have a folder set with permissions that only allow a specific user (say "accessuser") to be able to read/write to that folder, is it possible for access to connect to that folder by authenticating as "accessuser" ?

I'd like to save photos in that directory, but only allow users of the access application to be able to get to that folder.

The network security will see to it that only users with permission can access the directory you describe (assuming you use NTFS).

Usually the process in which access runs has the same privileges as the user running it.
You can do three things:

• Create a service that stores and retrieves the photoos. You can use it from within access. The service can run on a different userlevel than the user accessing it.
• The other thing you can do is hide the actual path to the pictures. If the users don't know where to look, it won't be easy for them to find.
• The third thing you can do is like the second but you can use the in Windows builtin ZIP and protect it with a password. You can now store everything in one zip file or zip each photo separately in a folder.

HTH