Re: Database security

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From: Rick B (Anonymous)
Date: 10/25/04


Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:02:50 -0500

That message would indicate that you do not have full permission to the
folder where your database lives. Not really a Microsoft Access issue, more
of a Windows permission thing.

Remember, you need FULL permission to the folder.

Rick B

"Rob S" <robatworkDeleteTheseFourWords@mail.com.INVALID> wrote in message
news:417d2a28.33161533@giganews.nildram.co.uk...
> Hi,
>
> I know next to nothing about Access security, but I've been given a .mdb
file
> kindly left by a previous employee, and asked to open it.
>
> All I get when double clicking is "You do not have the necessary
permissions to
> use the "C:\folder\file.mdb" object.
>
> Is there a nice simple way I can get into the mdb? I don't even know what
> version of access it was created in......
>
> thanks in advance
> -Rob
> robatwork at mail dot com



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