/Runtime Switch seems easy to disable. "Andy" <dont[ at ]want.mail> 25.08.2006 12:09:20 Hi; Have been reading about "How to distribute a secured database", (Article ID 205151 for A2K) It states: "Specify the /runtime switch on all command lines that you use to start the application" Found this example at http://www.kbalertz.com C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSAccess.exe" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb" /runtime It seems to me anyone w/some knowledge would simply open the short cut and remove "/runtime". Am I missing something? Andy

Re: /Runtime Switch seems easy to disable. "Chris Mills" <phad_nospam[ at ]cleardotnet.nz> 25.08.2006 16:44:19 Runtime is a licensing mechanism NOT a security measure. You should indeed assume that any of your customers may have Full Access. I'm not sure why you posted to all those newsgroups and missed the one called "security". I guess that newsgroup is pretty secure :-) Chris "Andy" <dont[ at ]want.mail> wrote in message news:OA6R1EGyGHA.4176[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi; > > Have been reading about "How to distribute a secured database", (Article ID > 205151 for A2K) > > It states: "Specify the /runtime switch on all command lines that you use to > start the application" > > Found this example at http://www.kbalertz.com > > C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSAccess.exe" "C:\Program > Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb" /runtime > > It seems to me anyone w/some knowledge would simply open the short cut and > remove "/runtime". > > Am I missing something? > > Andy > > > >

Re: /Runtime Switch seems easy to disable. "Rick Brandt" <rickbrandt2[ at ]hotmail.com> 25.08.2006 18:02:49 Andy wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi; > > Have been reading about "How to distribute a secured database", > (Article ID 205151 for A2K) > > It states: "Specify the /runtime switch on all command lines that you > use to start the application" > > Found this example at http://www.kbalertz.com > > C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSAccess.exe" "C:\Program > Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb" /runtime > > It seems to me anyone w/some knowledge would simply open the short > cut and remove "/runtime". > > Am I missing something? That this is not "security", but just the erection of a barrier. For all those users who wouldn't know to modify the shortcut then it is a barrier. For those that do know this, it is not. -- Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP Email (as appropriate) to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com

Re: /Runtime Switch seems easy to disable. "Andy" <dont[ at ]want.mail> 25.08.2006 19:04:29 Rick and Chris; Thank You for the answers. Chris, the reason I didn't post to "Security" is because I didn't know it existed. Do now! ;-() Thank both for Your kindness. Andy "Rick Brandt" <rickbrandt2[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:dXGHg.3777$q63.2229[ at ]newssvr13.news.prodigy.com... [Quoted Text] > Andy wrote: >> Hi; >> >> Have been reading about "How to distribute a secured database", >> (Article ID 205151 for A2K) >> >> It states: "Specify the /runtime switch on all command lines that you >> use to start the application" >> >> Found this example at http://www.kbalertz.com >> >> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSAccess.exe" "C:\Program >> Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb" /runtime >> >> It seems to me anyone w/some knowledge would simply open the short >> cut and remove "/runtime". >> >> Am I missing something? > > That this is not "security", but just the erection of a barrier. For all > those users who wouldn't know to modify the shortcut then it is a barrier. > For those that do know this, it is not. > > -- > Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP > Email (as appropriate) to... > RBrandt at Hunter dot com >