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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
Hi,
I was hoping to make an application with Access that can be used by folks who may not have Access. An mde file cannot be opened without MS Access (maybe I'm wrong about that). Is there a different method I should use? Thank you, Karl |
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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
No. You need to provide the Access Runtime files to these users.
"Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi, I was hoping to make an application with Access that can be used by folks who may not have Access. An mde file cannot be opened without MS Access (maybe I'm wrong about that). Is there a different method I should use? Thank you, Karl |
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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
Hi Dean,
Thank you for the response. It looks like there's quite a bit for me to review about run time files. In a nutshell, is it possible, without tons of work, to modify my application so others can use it if they don't have Access? If so, I'll roll up my sleeves and see what needs to be done. Thank you, Karl "Dean" wrote: No. You need to provide the Access Runtime files to these users. "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi, I was hoping to make an application with Access that can be used by folks who may not have Access. An mde file cannot be opened without MS Access (maybe I'm wrong about that). Is there a different method I should use? Thank you, Karl |
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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
There's no way for users without Access to use an Access application.
Your options include: 1) Rewriting your application in another technology that can be compiled to an executable, such as VB, VC++, VB.Net, etc. Note that you can still use the MDB file to store the data 2) Convert your application to a web app 3) Distribute your Access application together with the royalty-free runtime version of Access. Note that this does not change your application in any way, shape or form. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no e-mails, please!) "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi Dean, Thank you for the response. It looks like there's quite a bit for me to review about run time files. In a nutshell, is it possible, without tons of work, to modify my application so others can use it if they don't have Access? If so, I'll roll up my sleeves and see what needs to be done. Thank you, Karl "Dean" wrote: No. You need to provide the Access Runtime files to these users. "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi, I was hoping to make an application with Access that can be used by folks who may not have Access. An mde file cannot be opened without MS Access (maybe I'm wrong about that). Is there a different method I should use? Thank you, Karl |
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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
Hi Douglas,
Thank you...the developer's kit sounds the easiest to do. Searching the internet, I find one comment that says that costs about $495.00. Does that sound right? Microsoft site doesn't seem to find it when I search for that. Do you know where one finds the kit? Thank you, Karl "Douglas J Steele" wrote: There's no way for users without Access to use an Access application. Your options include: 1) Rewriting your application in another technology that can be compiled to an executable, such as VB, VC++, VB.Net, etc. Note that you can still use the MDB file to store the data 2) Convert your application to a web app 3) Distribute your Access application together with the royalty-free runtime version of Access. Note that this does not change your application in any way, shape or form. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no e-mails, please!) "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi Dean, Thank you for the response. It looks like there's quite a bit for me to review about run time files. In a nutshell, is it possible, without tons of work, to modify my application so others can use it if they don't have Access? If so, I'll roll up my sleeves and see what needs to be done. Thank you, Karl "Dean" wrote: No. You need to provide the Access Runtime files to these users. "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi, I was hoping to make an application with Access that can be used by folks who may not have Access. An mde file cannot be opened without MS Access (maybe I'm wrong about that). Is there a different method I should use? Thank you, Karl |
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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
Microsoft doesn't sell previous versions of Developer's Edition.
If you're going to use the latest version of Access, you'll need to purchase the following in order to create an Access 2003 runtime application: - Microsoft Access 2003 - Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003 (which includes the Access 2003 Developer Extensions) The ADE is the product that gives you the license to deploy the 2003 runtime components and you have to have Access 2003 installed in order to install the ADE. If you're using MSDN, note that while VSTO is available in all subscription levels of MSDN, the Access Developer Extensions are not included with all versions. ADE is only available at Universal level. The stand-alone VSTO box includes both VSTO and the ADE. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/of...ficetools.aspx for more details If you want to stick with a level prior to Access 2003, one possibility is to check out sites that specialize in old software products, such as http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/ or http://recycledsoftware.com/ Another is to look at someplace like eBay to see whether anyone's trying to see their old versions (Note, though, that products purchased this way aren't always legal...) You might check what Tony Toews has at http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/developereditionfaq.htm for more information. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no e-mails, please!) "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi Douglas, Thank you...the developer's kit sounds the easiest to do. Searching the internet, I find one comment that says that costs about $495.00. Does that sound right? Microsoft site doesn't seem to find it when I search for that. Do you know where one finds the kit? Thank you, Karl "Douglas J Steele" wrote: There's no way for users without Access to use an Access application. Your options include: 1) Rewriting your application in another technology that can be compiled to an executable, such as VB, VC++, VB.Net, etc. Note that you can still use the MDB file to store the data 2) Convert your application to a web app 3) Distribute your Access application together with the royalty-free runtime version of Access. Note that this does not change your application in any way, shape or form. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no e-mails, please!) "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi Dean, Thank you for the response. It looks like there's quite a bit for me to review about run time files. In a nutshell, is it possible, without tons of work, to modify my application so others can use it if they don't have Access? If so, I'll roll up my sleeves and see what needs to be done. Thank you, Karl "Dean" wrote: No. You need to provide the Access Runtime files to these users. "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi, I was hoping to make an application with Access that can be used by folks who may not have Access. An mde file cannot be opened without MS Access (maybe I'm wrong about that). Is there a different method I should use? Thank you, Karl |
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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
Hi Douglas,
Thanks again for your help. Is the Access Runtime a huge installation for folks to receive, or does it go in pretty quick? Karl |
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Creating Access Application for PC w/o Access software
Realistically, the runtime is the exact same msaccess.exe executable as the
regular version of Access, with literally hundreds of registration settings that lock down what it can do. I'm not sure what the distribution size is for the current version: I do know that a couple of versions ago, it was around 100 Mb. -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no e-mails, please!) "Karl H" wrote in message ... Hi Douglas, Thanks again for your help. Is the Access Runtime a huge installation for folks to receive, or does it go in pretty quick? Karl |
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