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TommieA
Copper Contributor
Jan 13, 2020

Source database in Access 2010

How do I find the Source Database of an Access 2010 database that was created by another programmer (who I cannot contact).  I need to change the lengths of several fields in linked tables.

I get an error that says I must make the changes in the source database.

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    tsgiannis
    Iron Contributor
    Jan 14, 2020

    TommieA If your Access is compiled .mde/.accde then your are almost out of luck...

    You can manipulate tables/queries but you cannot make any changes to forms/reports/modules 

    If you can prove the ownership of the application then you can contact Everything Access that has a service to reverse engineer your application : https://www.everythingaccess.com/mdeconversion.asp

    (for a price)

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      TommieA
      Copper Contributor
      Jan 15, 2020

      tsgiannis 

      Thank you for the information.  It is .accdb.  Can I work with that?  

       

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        tsgiannis
        Iron Contributor
        Jan 15, 2020

        TommieA .accdb means it's not compiled but you got the source.

        For start try to open it by holding Shift to Bypass Initial Code..

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