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Username & Pwd to access ACT! database

Asked by: AppletonCorp

An employee created an ACT! 9.0 database and has now left the company. I downloaded and installed a trial version of ACT! 11.0 and tried to open the database.  It asks for username and password which I do not have.  Is there anyway to get around this, so I can access this former employee's database, contacts, etc?
Thank you!
Linda

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2008-12-17 at 15:03:03ID23993878
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Answers

 

by: GLComputingPosted on 2008-12-18 at 21:27:11ID: 23210385

You need to try the options listed in this article - http://tinyurl.com/4qbvmy

 

by: HighlanderXPosted on 2009-01-14 at 14:13:33ID: 23378330

An Act! reseller/developer should be able to open up the database for you.  If you Google something like "act 2009 software" they should be able to help.

 

by: GLComputingPosted on 2009-01-14 at 14:39:55ID: 23378622

We are an ACT! developer... and still, the only way to write to the database is to use the ACT! SDK

Reading from the database can also be done via OLEDB or direct with the Actreader or SA utilities.

 

by: HighlanderXPosted on 2009-01-14 at 15:27:25ID: 23379058

I have successfully Changed the password of an Administrator user using standard SQL tools and then logging in as that user.

You are however correct in that you should never normally directly change the backend tables of Act! and should not import data directly. However this is a question of gaining access to the database rather than importing data.

 

by: GLComputingPosted on 2009-01-14 at 16:27:51ID: 23379503

As a point, HighlanderX, unless you're in Europe, doing that is actually a breach of the EULA and you shouldn't post it here.

 

by: HighlanderXPosted on 2009-01-15 at 04:57:02ID: 23382829

I am UK based and the method I use does not breach the EULA, however if there is a support agreement in place this action would invalidate this agreement, unless performed by the same people that agreement is with.

 

by: GLComputingPosted on 2009-01-15 at 12:02:45ID: 23387142

It's actually on in the UK.... the EU laws require it.

 

by: AppletonCorpPosted on 2009-10-14 at 09:04:37ID: 31527072

Issue went away

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