Alex, thank you for your reply to my questions. I appreciated you saying I did need to compile the database before making the ACCDE file. Re my second question: You asked if I was unlocking the database and leaving it open for others. I only unlocked it because I could not replicate the actions that Richard was getting in the video (as Admin signing in to the ACCDE file, and at Lesson 36 @ 9:35, he commented "notice for me I ve got all my full menus because of the db properties in the admin button we created. I could not get that without unlocking the db. However, I would immediately do what I needed to, then relock it.  I understand that the normal place to continue development is with an unlocked development copy. I was simply trying to follow the video.  

These courses are the best!
Bonnie

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Reply from Alex Hedley:

Can you add some logging to the unlock methods and then lock the db, then when you try and unlock it does it log your new messages.