2003 Developer Tools

[Guest]

If I buy the Visual Studio To get the Access 2003 Developer Tools am I then
"good to go" with selling my application? My understanding from the
literature is that these tools will give me a licence to distribute my app.
Is this correct? I don't want MicroSoft suing me later.

Thanks

Ray

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Your understanding is correct: you're "good to go" (as long as you're not
using any ActiveX controls that require separate licenses)

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Ray.

If I buy the Visual Studio To get the Access 2003 Developer Tools

The current version of VSTO is 2005, not 2003. Please see the following Web
page for more information:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718673.aspx

However, the next version of the Access Developer Extensions (with the
Access 2007 Runtime) is going to be free.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/office/bb229700.aspx

They're scheduled to be released around March 2007.

http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/archive/2007/01/18/access-2007-runtime-information.aspx

My understanding from the
literature is that these tools will give me a licence to distribute my
app.
Is this correct?

No. These tools (specifically the Access Developer Extensions) give one the
unlimited license to distribute the Access Runtime (a cut-down version of
the retail version of Access). One may distribute a custom developed
Microsoft Access database application (mdb, mde, mda, accdb, or accde)
_without_ the Access Runtime, and therefore, without the need for the
Runtime license. Hence, if your customers have the retail version of Access
2003 already installed, just distribute your database application (unless it
requires other licenses -- but that's a separate issue).

HTH.
Gunny

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See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
Blog: http://DataDevilDog.BlogSpot.com
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/expert_contributors2.html for contact
info.

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

If I buy the Visual Studio To get the Access 2003 Developer Tools am I then
"good to go" with selling my application? My understanding from the
literature is that these tools will give me a licence to distribute my app.
Is this correct? I don't want MicroSoft suing me later.

Yes *BUT* you want the VSTO Visual Studio Tools for Office. This is
not Visual Studio.

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

Tony
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