Hello,

I have a newbie question about Microsoft Access development. I'd like to
build a database with a few input screens and reports, but I'd like this
application to run on machines that do not necessarily have MS Access
installed. Is it possible to somehow bundle up an Access solution so it can
be deployed on any machine, regardless of whether Access is installed? If
so, do I need any special software to create this type of deployment file?

Thanks everyone,

--
Melissa

Dear Melissa:

No, you will have to have a copy of Access on the machine for your database
to run. There is an option of buying a "developer's" version of Access which
allows you to install a royalty-free "runtime" version of Access on as many
machines as you like. There is information about this here:

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/deve...onversions.htm

HTH
Fred Boer

"Melissa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:497CA041-4842-4D9D-B0F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello,
>
> I have a newbie question about Microsoft Access development. I'd like to
> build a database with a few input screens and reports, but I'd like this
> application to run on machines that do not necessarily have MS Access
> installed. Is it possible to somehow bundle up an Access solution so it
> can
> be deployed on any machine, regardless of whether Access is installed? If
> so, do I need any special software to create this type of deployment file?
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> --
> Melissa

Hi Fred,

Thanks for the reply. I took a look at the page you sent me, and I tried to
access the link at the top of the page labelled "Microsoft Office Access 2003
Developer Extensions", but it's a broken link. If I need the "Microsoft
Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions" to do what I mentioned I need to
know where to get these extensions, as well as how much they cost so I can
determine if this is the way I'd like to go. Do you know where I can find
this information?

Thanks,

--
Melissa


"Fred Boer" wrote:

> Dear Melissa:
>
> No, you will have to have a copy of Access on the machine for your database
> to run. There is an option of buying a "developer's" version of Access which
> allows you to install a royalty-free "runtime" version of Access on as many
> machines as you like. There is information about this here:
>
> http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/deve...onversions.htm
>
> HTH
> Fred Boer
>
> "Melissa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:497CA041-4842-4D9D-B0F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a newbie question about Microsoft Access development. I'd like to
> > build a database with a few input screens and reports, but I'd like this
> > application to run on machines that do not necessarily have MS Access
> > installed. Is it possible to somehow bundle up an Access solution so it
> > can
> > be deployed on any machine, regardless of whether Access is installed? If
> > so, do I need any special software to create this type of deployment file?
> >
> > Thanks everyone,
> >
> > --
> > Melissa
>
>
>

Dear Melissa:

You are right, that's a dead link - try this one:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/

Look at the column labelled "Visual Studio Tools For Office"...

HTH
Fred

"Melissa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:51B1709A-03A2-48BE-A398-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Fred,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I took a look at the page you sent me, and I tried
> to
> access the link at the top of the page labelled "Microsoft Office Access
> 2003
> Developer Extensions", but it's a broken link. If I need the "Microsoft
> Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions" to do what I mentioned I need to
> know where to get these extensions, as well as how much they cost so I can
> determine if this is the way I'd like to go. Do you know where I can find
> this information?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Melissa
>
>
> "Fred Boer" wrote:
>
>> Dear Melissa:
>>
>> No, you will have to have a copy of Access on the machine for your
>> database
>> to run. There is an option of buying a "developer's" version of Access
>> which
>> allows you to install a royalty-free "runtime" version of Access on as
>> many
>> machines as you like. There is information about this here:
>>
>> http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/deve...onversions.htm
>>
>> HTH
>> Fred Boer
>>
>> "Melissa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:497CA041-4842-4D9D-B0F1-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I have a newbie question about Microsoft Access development. I'd like
>> > to
>> > build a database with a few input screens and reports, but I'd like
>> > this
>> > application to run on machines that do not necessarily have MS Access
>> > installed. Is it possible to somehow bundle up an Access solution so
>> > it
>> > can
>> > be deployed on any machine, regardless of whether Access is installed?
>> > If
>> > so, do I need any special software to create this type of deployment
>> > file?
>> >
>> > Thanks everyone,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Melissa
>>
>>
>>

Melissa <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Thanks for the reply. I took a look at the page you sent me, and I tried to
>access the link at the top of the page labelled "Microsoft Office Access 2003
>Developer Extensions", but it's a broken link. If I need the "Microsoft
>Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions" to do what I mentioned I need to
>know where to get these extensions, as well as how much they cost so I can
>determine if this is the way I'd like to go. Do you know where I can find
>this information?

Thanks for pointing this out. The page has been updated.

Tony
--
Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
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