>I am working in dictionary program that depend on database file dic.mdb, the problem is: when the user install my program he can find and access the db file...so he can use it out of my program or copy it.... you know that in this type of programs the most important is the database............ so please I want to protect my database file....I know that I can put a password, hide or change the file extintion...but you know all that do not help..I saw smiler programs but I could not find there database file
>please reply to me or send the reply to: freehuman03@hotmail.com
>thanks alot

Ayman,

There really is no reliable way to protect an MS Access database from the person who bought your application. If it contains their data (which it will as soon as they start using it), then you must give them access to their data. The fault is that the database schema is not separate from the contents.

If you want to hide the schema from the licensee, then you have to use a database server product like SQL Server or Oracle and host the database on your own server. Then you can limit access to the data to stored procedures and views only.