Secure my Application and DB

[Alu_GK]

Hello -
does MDE file is fully protected from seeing the code behind an application
of access ?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Define "protected". The average user will be unable to see any of the code,
but there are techniques that allow you to recover the code.

 

[Tom van Stiphout]

On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:38:01 -0700, Alu_GK

Yes, for the most part.
Just like if you had a lot of time and energy you could pick apart any
EXE and figure out how the app works, it is possible to do this with
an MDE as well. Probably even a bit easier, since MDE is not compiled
to machine language but to some intermediate code called P-Code. But
still significantly complicated that mere mortals will not attempt it.
THere is now a service available that promises to be able to decompile
an MDE, but they say they would only do it for owners of the code.

-Tom.
Microsoft Access MVP