Have you lost your original .MDB file to your compiled .MDE file?
Now you can make changes to your MDE file without having to rewrite the VBA code!
This software will not get back your VBA code, but instead it allows you to edit the forms, reports and macros in your database whilst leaving the original compiled VBA code still in place. Since you can make functional changes by creating macros (instead of using pieces of VBA code), this still gives you plenty of scope to make adjustments to the functionality of your application.
We offer a full evaluation version of this software so that you can check it is suitable for the changes you want to make before purchasing.
Need the VBA code restored?
If this isn't enough and you need to get back your VBA code, then we do offer a full restoration service which includes the reverse engineering of all VBA modules: MDE to MDB Conversion Service. Obviously this is the more costly option, but the cost to re-develop the software from scratch would be much more.
Key features:
- Takes only a few seconds to unlock your database application
- Unlocks forms and reports for editing
- Allows creation of new forms and reports
- Instead of unlocking you can optionally convert to MDB format instead which strips out the VBA code ready for re-designing
- Supports Access 97 - 2003 file formats (v2007 will be supported by free upgrade coming soon)
Example scenarios
So you've lost your original MDB file to your compiled MDE database application. Doh! Not all is lost however, since you can use the MDE Unlocker to make minor changes to your application. Changes such as;
Changing a form or report design/layout
This is the simplest type of change. You can open any form or report in design view from Access and then change the layout, images, controls etc and then save the changes directly to the MDE file.
Adding new fields to a table and related bound forms
Another simple change is to add new fields to bound forms and reports. Simply add the field to the necessary tables (and queries) and then add a new bound control on your form. This only works for bound forms since you can't modify the VBA code behind the form.
Changing programmatic functionality
You can't modify existing VBA code, but you can disable form/report events by removing the text '[Event Procedure]' from the property in the Access form/report object browser. You can then redirect the event to a macro and then implement the new functionality that way.
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