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VB Access 2000 Passwords

I am trying to connect to a Access .db with a global password.

TMRace = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=" & dbFile & ";UID=Administrator;PWD=sam1104;"
conn.Open TMRace

When I try to compact it after closing the above connection I get an error with the following code:

Dim strSourceDB As String
Dim strDestDB As String

Dim jetEngine As JRO.jetEngine
Dim strSourceConnect As String
Dim strDestConnect As String
strSourceDB = dbFile
strDestDB = dbArchive

Kill (dbArchive)

strSourceConnect = "Data Source=" & strSourceDB & ";"
strDestConnect = "Data Source=" & strDestDB & ";"

Set jetEngine = New JRO.jetEngine

jetEngine.CompactDatabase strSourceConnect, strDestConnect

Set jetEngine = Nothing
CompactDb = True
End Function

What is the proper syntax for this compact with the first connect string? Ideas?

dmoring

hongjun

Compact Database Example.

Dim objDAO_DBEngine As Object
Dim objFSO As Object
Dim strCompactedDBFile As String

Set objDAO_DBEngine = CreateObject("DAO.DBEngine.36")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If objFSO.FileExists(strCompactedDBFile) Then
objFSO.DeleteFile (strCompactedDBFile)
End If

objDAO_DBEngine.CompactDatabase dbFile, dbArchive

objFSO.CopyFile dbArchive, dbFile

objFSO.DeleteFile dbArchive 'delete the copy

Set objFSO = Nothing
Set objDAO_DBEngine = Nothing

hongjun

hongjun

Ignore the above post. Got some errors. Below is the correct example.

Dim objDAO_DBEngine As Object
Dim objFSO As Object
Dim strCompactedDBFile As String

Set objDAO_DBEngine = CreateObject("DAO.DBEngine.36")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If objFSO.FileExists(dbArchive) Then
objFSO.DeleteFile (dbArchive)
End If

objDAO_DBEngine.CompactDatabase dbFile, dbArchive

objFSO.CopyFile dbArchive, dbFile

objFSO.DeleteFile dbArchive 'delete the copy

Set objFSO = Nothing
Set objDAO_DBEngine = Nothing

hongjun

hongjun

dmoring, you have few opened questions yet to be closed. Please maintain them.

hongjun

dmoring

ASKER

hongjun,
There is a way with existing VB objects - not creating new instances as in ASP. Also, I have a password on this one.

Other ideas?

Re: Unclosed questions - Did not get solution 2 of the 4 but closed them anyway and awarded points to the best answer. The other 2 are this one and one with points for someone who has yet to pick them up. Thanks for the reminder though.

dmoring

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hongjun

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dmoring

ASKER

Now you're onto my problem :-). With that It wants a workgroup file to pull the username/id from the system.mdw and I just want an overall password for the .db - NOT a user workgroup setup. If I put it in exactly as you describe (already did it - should have told you), I get the error 'Could not find WorkGroup file', which is correct. I don't have the .db set up for tiered-access - just an overall password.

Keep going - your on the right track!

dmoring

dmoring

ASKER

Got it! It was:
'Set Connect Strings
strSourceConnect = "Data Source=" & dbFile & ";" & _
"Jet OLEDB:Database Password=sam1104;"
strDestConnect = "Data Source=" & dbArchive & ";" & _
"Jet OLEDB:Database Password=sam1104;"
strTempConnect = "Data Source=" & dbTemp & ";" & _
"Jet OLEDB:Database Password=sam1104;"

without Database in front of password, it is looking for the workgroup information - NOT the overall password. Thanks for your effort and prompt response though!