Use Schedule Task to run Updates, but bypass User-Level Security

[amanda_jb]

I am trying to run a scheduled task to run a macro with updates, but have to
enter my Password as soon as Access opens, is there a way around this so it
can be ran while i'm away? The only place I see to enter in the actual Task
is for the Windows Login itself.

Help please!!!

Thank you!!

 

[Tom van Stiphout]

On Mon, 17 May 2010 09:52:01 -0700, amanda_jb

Check out the command line options for msaccess.exe. You can add your
username and password in addition to the (I presume) /x option to run
the macro.

-Tom.
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[amanda_jb]

Can you provide more info on how i would indicate this info? I currently
only have it set to open access and then as you stated, the /x macro. I
pasted if this helps.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE"
"\\05-mis-a2\CRM\Database\DB.mdb"/x InventoryAutoUpdate


I greatly appreciate it!!! I'll continue to see if i can figure it out, but
this is my first scheduled task.

Thank you!!

 

[John W. Vinson]

Can you provide more info on how i would indicate this info? I currently
only have it set to open access and then as you stated, the /x macro. I
pasted if this helps.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE"
"\\05-mis-a2\CRM\Database\DB.mdb"/x InventoryAutoUpdate


I greatly appreciate it!!! I'll continue to see if i can figure it out, but
this is my first scheduled task.

Thank you!!

Is this a database password, or User Level Security (workgroup security)?
They're different! If you have a .mdw file with user and group names and user
passwords you need to reference the workgroup:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE"
"\\05-mis-a2\CRM\Database\DB.mdb"/x InventoryAutoUpdate
/wrkgrp "\\05-mis-a2\CRM\database\SomeFile.mdw" /user JoeUser /pwd MyPassword

If it's a password protected database I'm guessing the /pwd command line
switch will work but the Help is ambiguous and I haven't tried it!

 

[John W. Vinson]

On Tue, 18 May 2010 09:42:03 -0700, amanda_jb

Odd. I replied but my answer promptly got deleted... not sure why. I'll
obfuscate the word that might be getting it trashed...

Can you provide more info on how i would indicate this info? I currently
only have it set to open access and then as you stated, the /x macro. I
pasted if this helps.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE"
"\\05-mis-a2\CRM\Database\DB.mdb"/x InventoryAutoUpdate


I greatly appreciate it!!! I'll continue to see if i can figure it out, but
this is my first scheduled task.

Thank you!!

Is this a database pass-word, or User Level Security (workgroup security)?
They're different! If you have a .mdw file with user and group names and user
pass-words you need to reference the workgroup:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE"
"\\05-mis-a2\CRM\Database\DB.mdb"/x InventoryAutoUpdate
/wrkgrp "\\05-mis-a2\CRM\database\SomeFile.mdw" /user JoeUser /pwd MyPasswd

If it's a pass-word protected database I'm guessing the /pwd command line
switch will work but the Help is ambiguous and I haven't tried it!