MDE to MDB

[wassimdaccache]

Dear Sirs,



I maked my database *.mde and i'm not able to access the design view of my forms

Please help me HOW CAN FIX IT


Thank you in advanced

WASSIM S DACCACHE

[mshmyob]

That is the whole idea of an MDE file. It is the encrypted (compiled) version of your source. You need to edit your original source file (MDB or ACCDB).

cheers,

Dear Sirs,



I maked my database *.mde and i'm not able to access the design view of my forms

Please help me HOW CAN FIX IT


Thank you in advanced

WASSIM S DACCACHE

[wassimdaccache]

The problem is that I deleted from my computer :(


Is there any other method ?

Appreciate you




Wassim S Daccache

[mshmyob]

I won't post a link here but you could search around for an MDE unlocker utility. This will allow some limited changes using macros but it will NOT convert back to an MDB file.

cheers,

The problem is that I deleted from my computer :(


Is there any other method ?

Appreciate you




Wassim S Daccache

[missinglinq]

Sorry! Your only real option is to try recovering it from your Recycle Bin. There are services out there that claim to reverse engineer MDEs, but what they're really doing is looking at the MDE and re-creating an MDB that does the same thing. There's two problems with this; the cost is very high and the code they use to recreate the MDB may look nothing like the code you used to develop it the first time. You could very easily spend more time trying to figure out how they've done things than you would to simply revreate the app yourself.

Good luck!

Linq ;0)>