Protecting Backend from prying eyes?

[bofonomo]

Hi, it's been a while since my last post. It's good to be back

I've got a simple database with a frontend form linked to a back end.

I've been trying to protect the backend from users of the form. So they can only open the database and fill out the form, but not view the back end table, how can I do this.

Password encryption is all I can find but this still allows the user of the front end to view the back end table, which could contain personal information of others.

Please help!

 

[Montez659]

bofonomo,

I don't have all the code for you, but essentially the only way that i know how to do it is to manipulate everything from SQL statements in VBA. That way, you are not showing any linked tables in the front end interface, but the connection and query is done via the underlying VBA.

There is a great little app that Allen Browne has on his site to get some of that SQL converted into VBA. http://allenbrowne.com/ser-71.html

Hopefully this gets you started in the right direction. I am sure that someone will post shortly after me with an easier way of doing things (as always been my experience!) but until that time, you can check out what I talked about above.

 

[bofonomo]

I've got limited time to do this, so I've used the "Usys" prefix for the table name, which should keep most people out for the moment, but I'm definitely check out your link for future reference.

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

[boblarson]

I've got limited time to do this, so I've used the "Usys" prefix for the table name, which should keep most people out for the moment, but I'm definitely check out your link for future reference.

Thanks for the quick reply.

All you need to do is to NOT let them have access to the database window/nav pane. And you do that by disabling the F11 key (by unchecking the USE ACCESS SPECIAL KEYS checkbox under the startup options for the current database) and then you would need to use the DISABLE SHIFT KEY BYPASS (do a Google search and you'll find it). Make sure you have the Enable Shift Key Bypass set up to work somehow so you can get in to work on things.