access vs runtime for licence issue

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nobby - 31 May 2004 13:51 GMT

I understand that access installed from developers office
uses the same exe file as the retail version of the
product (msaccess.exe). If I dont actually have 'access
to' someones machine (remote site) and they are claiming
they have ms access 'runtime' installed rather than the
full product version........how could I tell from the
install set whether or not that is the case. When you
install a runtime version of access, would it have a
different 'size' installation (exe) from a retail version
(in that some of the functionality is missing/hidden on
the runtime version) - the installation size is (office 2k
version9 = 4,681,782k - would the exe size indicate full
retail product or a runtime application version ?

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Tony Toews - 31 May 2004 21:04 GMT

>I understand that access installed from developers office
>uses the same exe file as the retail version of the
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>version9 = 4,681,782k - would the exe size indicate full
>retail product or a runtime application version ?

From the install set I don't know. The exe is the same as the
difference is somewhere in the registry.

From within code you can use the following:

How can I tell if my app is running under a developer edition?
A: SysCmd(acSysCmdRuntime)

Microsoft Access (Office) Developer Edition FAQ
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/developereditionfaq.htm

Tony
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- 04 Jun 2004 10:32 GMT

thanks

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