Sub sOpenDBWithPwd() Dim strDB As String Dim strCmd As String Dim objSecuredDB As Access.Application strDB = "J:\NewCode97.mdb" strCmd = SysCmd(acSysCmdAccessDir) & "\MSAccess.exe " _ & strDB & " /wrkgrp " & DBEngine.SystemDB _ & " /user Admin" '/pwd ''" Call Shell(strCmd, vbNormalFocus) DoEvents: DoEvents: DoEvents Set objSecuredDB = GetObject(strDB) Stop End Sub