How to open Microsoft Access compiled execute only database .accde files
Have you had trouble opening the accde file on your computer? What are accde files? We explain what they are and recommend software that we know will open them.
What is accde file?
Files with accde file extension can be found as special executable versions of Microsoft Office ACCDB databases. Used for sharing databases that cannot be edited nor their code viewed or otherwise altered.
Microsoft Access compiled execute only database description
The accde file extension is associated with Microsoft Access. Microsoft Access is a database management system, part of Microsoft Office Suite, developed by Microsoft Corporation.
The accde files are used by the latest versions of Microsoft Access for files that are compiled into an executable only file.
The accde files are a "locked-down" version of the original accdb file. If the accdb file contains any Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code, only the compiled code is included in the accde file.
As a result, the VBA code cannot be viewed or modified by the user. Also, users working with accde files cannot make design changes to forms or reports.
In earlier versions of Microsoft Access the mde file extension was used instead for such files.
Suggested software to open accde file
Microsoft Access
A relational database management system from Microsoft Office