MDB to MDE conversion

[chris1603]

I have an application saved as an MDE which was written by some unknown person a while back. The application needs amendment but I can only find a sligghtly earlier MDB file which should not be too difficult to work with BUT when I try to edit/show the VBA code I get a message "Project Not Viewable".

Has the writer done something else to protect the code? If so how do I get to edit it?

There is no database password and the users login as Admin.

 

[moonbase]

In the VBA environment, select tools, properties, security, and uncheck the box.

 

[chris1603]

Thanks Moonbase, but selecting Tools > Properties gives the same message: "Project is unviewable - OK, Help" so the only way out is OK.

Other sources indicate that once an MDE has been created there is no way to the project code other than going back to the MDB which created it.