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Property Editor:
Help
(FREEWARE)
The Property Editor utility allows you to
edit the startup properties for a
Microsoft® Access® MDB file without
having to open the database directly. The
utility is primarily intended for Access
developers who prefer to distribute their
Access mdb or mde applications with the
AllowBypassKey property disabled.
Startup Properties
Startup properties affect how your database
application appears when it is opened. For
example, startup properties enable you to
customize the application's title bar, menus,
toolbars, and startup form.
The Property Editor exposes 12 of the standard
properties available for Microsoft Access mdbs
and in addition, also exposes the Allow "SHIFT"
To Bypass Startup Options (AllowBypassKey)
property, useful for developers who wish to
further secure their database design. In some
cases, with an MDB's startup properties, you
can alter options that could result in you
being locked out of your database design. If
you are faced with this situation, you can
quickly edit the database startup properties
with the Property Editor without having to
import all the objects into a new database file
or write VBA code in an external database to
reset the properties.
(Access 2000 or later users should ensure that
the mdb file that they wish to edit is not set
to compact on close. Please read the FAQs for
more help.)
Create An MDE
The Create MDE option also allows you to apply
your desired startup properties and create an
MDE file with those properties enforced.
Download Property
Editor
Ver 2.2 (254kb self-extracting archive) -
contains versions for Access 97 &
2000/2002/2003/2007.
(If you find this
utility useful please consider making a
small donation to help with the website running costs.)
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The Property Editor
For Microsoft Access is featured on the
CD-ROM accompanying "Microsoft Access
2003 Inside Out" by Microsoft Press and
the "Access 2003 Bible" by John Wiley
& Sons:
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