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Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard when you are opening the database.
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Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard when you are opening the database.

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I have inherited an Access application. &nbsp;When I open the MDB file it begins executing and changes the default menu bar and I can not stop it from executing so I can see and modify the forms. &nbsp;I created a blank database and then imported everything from the ?locked? database. &nbsp;I can change forms and then EXPORT them back to the ?locked? database. &nbsp;There must be a better way. &nbsp;I?ve inserted STOP statements in various &nbsp;places and they are ignored, or at least they don?t do what I would expect which is STOP the application and go to ?develop? mode.<br />
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How can I restore the default Access menu bar using code within the ?locked? application?<br />
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Any other ideas on how to make this application accessible?<br />
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Thanks - &nbsp;Gene<br />

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I have inherited an Access application.  When I open the MDB file it begins executing and changes the default menu bar and I can not stop it from executing so I can see and modify the forms.  I created a blank database and then imported everything from the ?locked? database.  I can change forms and then EXPORT them back to the ?locked? database.  There must be a better way.  I?ve inserted STOP statements in various  places and they are ignored, or at least they don?t do what I would expect which is STOP the application and go to ?develop? mode.

How can I restore the default Access menu bar using code within the ?locked? application?

Any other ideas on how to make this application accessible?

Thanks -  Gene


How do I STOP a running application . . .

Microsoft Access is a rapid application development (RAD) relational database tool. Access can be used for both desktop and web-based applications, and uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) as its coding language.