Re: Login permissions from custom built login form

Peter,
I Agree 100% with Rick, you'll be spending more time trying to make your
custom security than enhancing your application,

"Rick B" wrote:

> Peter:
>
> Why would you want to build a custom login form and try to come up with ways
> to limit access when this is all built in to Access? Even if there were a
> way to do waht you ask, you are opening yourself up to so many back doors
> and work-arounds that you would never be confident your data was safe.
>
> As it is, the built-in security is not 100% effective. It is never
> recommended for high-security situations, but it is certainly better than
> anything that you could dream up from scratch.
>
> In my opinion, you are making a mistake by trying to grow your own security.
>
> Rick B
>
>
> "PETER" <PETER@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:92D7C1D2-40BC-42BD-9986-245C8131B48F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I have built a login form which shows or hides all tool bars depending on
> the
> > user name and password. Can I also control the other permissons like
> being
> > able to edit forms and tables? I know I can do this using the MS Access
> > built in functionality, but can I do it programatically from my user login
> > screen.
> >
> > I set the tool bar visibility, close the login form and open the main
> > switchboard using the "on click" button of my login form. Can the above
> > permissions controls be done here as well?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Peter
>
>
>
.

Loading