Running a database without MS Access

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James - 23 Oct 2005 20:11 GMT

Is it true that is you have the developers verion of office/access you can
package the database so that you don't have to have ms office to run it?

I know how to use the runtime switch if you have access installed. Is that
what there talking about?

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Dave - 23 Oct 2005 21:57 GMT

> Is it true that is you have the developers verion of office/access you can
> package the database so that you don't have to have ms office to run it?
>
> I know how to use the runtime switch if you have access installed. Is
> that
> what there talking about?

the runtime switch simulates using the runtime version so you can test your
setup, but there is a redistributable access runtime that you can package up
with your database for distribution. to use it you need the office
developer's edition... at least up to office 2002, i think 2003 has some
different way of doing it.

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Douglas J. Steele - 23 Oct 2005 23:03 GMT

>> Is it true that is you have the developers verion of office/access you
>> can
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> office developer's edition... at least up to office 2002, i think 2003 has
> some different way of doing it.

You need 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/office/officetools.aspx for more
details

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James - 24 Oct 2005 06:49 GMT

Thank you both!

> >> Is it true that is you have the developers verion of office/access you
> >> can
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> See http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/office/officetools.aspx for more
> details

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