Provide backend location on separate logon DB.

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I have a separate logon DB that a user opens when they want to logon to my
app. The logon DB puts together the shortcut for launching my workgroup
secured application.

On the logon DB, I would like to list the folder location of the back-end
files and allow the user to change it if required. When a user hits the 'OK'
button on the logon app, then in addition to creating the shortcut to the
secure front-end file, code will check to make sure that the back-end folder
location actually exists.

OK, this isn't hard to do.

But, if there is a new folder location for the back-end file, how do I pass
this string to the front-end file so that relinking can occur (I have all of
the relinking code working nicely).

Should I:

1) After launching the front-end from the logon DB, leave the logon DB open
and then close it from the front-end app after the front-end app has
retrieved the back-end location from a table in the logon DB?

Or is there a way to pass arguments when opening a DB in a similar fashion
that one passes OpenArgs between forms?

Also, please note that user machines are locked down so I can't make changes
to the registry.

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