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newvision@swva.net - 18 Jan 2007 00:16 GMT

Is it possible to create a database with forms in MS Access that other
users can just fill in the form without actually having Access on their
computers?

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Tim Marshall - 18 Jan 2007 01:39 GMT

> Is it possible to create a database with forms in MS Access that other
> users can just fill in the form without actually having Access on their
> computers?

No. Your users need either a fully functioning MS Access or the runtime
version which, I believe has to bought separately if you want to
distribute it. Such a licence to distribute is relatively expensive I
believe.

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Larry Linson - 18 Jan 2007 02:09 GMT

> Is it possible to create a database with forms in MS Access that other
> users can just fill in the form without actually having Access on their
> computers?

It is possible if you license the proper developer support from Microsoft.
For a good discussion, see MVP Tony Toews' site,
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/developereditionversions.htm.

It's not possible without the developer edition or Visual Studio Tools for
Office, whichever applies to the version of Access you're running.

There is a feature in the new Access 2007, so that updates may be e-mailed
to the database, but I am not familiar with that.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

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