Access 2007 runtime?

[access_questions]

Hi all,

Created a small, basic database, with a few forms and reports etc for myself
and another colleague.
I have full access 2007 - he has full access 2003. I tried opening dbase on
his machine and it said unrecognisable format. I then installed access 2007
runtime on his machine, but when i double click the database shortcut icon,
nothing happens. No error messages, nothing!
Any ideas?

K

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Applications have to be "prepared" to work with the runtime, because it's
missing a few interface elements.

Your application must have a start form specified so that something appears
when the application first opens. You also must insure you've built a method
to navigate from form to form. Also, make sure you've included proper error
checking, since an unhandled error can cause problems with the runtime.

Alternatively, you could try converting your database back to an MDB so that
he could use it with Access 2003.

 

[access_questions]

Hi Doug,

It is fully functional to work from form to form, and i think have set up
error handling ok, in fact i created it on computer with 2007 and then had
it on my usb and opened it on another computer in another office which has
2000 on it, and it worked brilliantly.

It has a switchboard which opens via an autoexec macro etc....

It's just strange that there are no errror messages on it at all!

I will perhaps try converting it back, so he can use it too.

Thanks

Kirstie