Access97 Run-Time .mde Application

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lad5ko - 03 Aug 2006 15:19 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have made a aplication in Access 2003. I know when I buy Access Developer
Extension 2003 I can make .mde run-time aplication and distribute it to my
Customer. This Application can work without Access 2003.
But I do not know if I can make with Access Extension 2003 .mde Application
ver. Acess97. Application from Access 2003 I can convert to .mde file ver.
A97. Can Access Developer Extension 2003 make run-time ver.97?

Thank you in advance

lad5ko

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Brendan Reynolds - 03 Aug 2006 16:52 GMT

No. You would need the Office 97 Developer Edition to create an Access 97
runtime, and I'm afraid it has been difficult to find for quite some time
now.

Why do you need to create an Access 97 runtime? Do you have users who are
still using old versions of Windows (older than Windows 2000)?

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> Hi everyone,
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> lad5ko

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Rick Brandt - 03 Aug 2006 16:54 GMT

> Hi everyone,
>
> I have made a aplication in Access 2003. I know when I buy Access
> Developer Extension 2003 I can make .mde run-time aplication and
> distribute it to my Customer. This Application can work without
> Access 2003.

Well, actually Access is still required. You just have to install the runtime
version instead of a licensed version.

> But I do not know if I can make with Access Extension 2003 .mde
> Application ver. Acess97. Application from Access 2003 I can convert
> to .mde file ver. A97. Can Access Developer Extension 2003 make
> run-time ver.97?
>
> Thank you in advance

No. The 2003 developer's kit can only install a 2003 runtime and you can only
make a 97 MDE with a copy of Access 97.

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lad5ko - 03 Aug 2006 17:41 GMT

Hi,

that is a bed news, becouse some of my potentialy customers have older PC
with Windows 98 SE

Thank you for your time

lad5ko

>> Hi everyone,
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>No. The 2003 developer's kit can only install a 2003 runtime and you can only
>make a 97 MDE with a copy of Access 97.

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Rick Brandt - 03 Aug 2006 17:48 GMT

> Hi,
>
> that is a bed news, becouse some of my potentialy customers have
> older PC with Windows 98 SE
>
> Thank you for your time

Simple rule. If you need to develop for multiple versions you need to OWN
multiple versions.

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Brendan Reynolds - 03 Aug 2006 22:03 GMT

If Windows 98 is the earliest version you need to support, you don't have to
go all the way back to Access 97. You can use Access 2000 or Access 2002 if
you can find them.

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>>make a 97 MDE with a copy of Access 97.

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