Re: Can a MDW file which relates to a specific app be deleted?



Security can be removed, but deleting the MDW file alone isn't sufficient.

See section 34 of the Access Security FAQ at
http://support.microsoft.com/support/access/content/secfaq.asp

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Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
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<carriolan@> wrote in message
news:vl5op11fd60k0a6m43arf95p8pga971d7b@xxxxxxxxxx
> Hi
> I am a security newbie. My question is: can a MDW file which relates
> to a specific MDB app be deleted by a user and thereby remove the
> security from that app?
> Regards
> Carriolan


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