Microsoft Access 2010 Bible

Part IV: Professional Database Development

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Defining the Current Database Options

Access databases have a number of options that simplify the distribution process. You can access

these database options by clicking the Microsoft Office Button, selecting Access Options, and

selecting the Current Database tab (shown in Figure 31.1). You can still use an Autoexec macro to

execute initialization code, but the Current Database options enable you to set up certain aspects of

your application, thus reducing the amount of startup code that you have to write. It’s very impor-

tant to correctly structure these options before you distribute an Access application.

FIGURE 31.1

The Current Database options enable you to take control of your application from the moment a user starts it.