Access 2003 Runtime/Office Developer Extensions

[marki]

Hi

I've recently purchased both .NET 2003 Pro, and Office 2003 Pro, and
was wondering what happened to Access 2003 Runtime...

My .NET package contains a "Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft
Office System" (VSTO) CD. Installing this gives me various Word/Excel
templates in .NET, but no Access Runtime.

I've read that VSTO contains Office Developer Extensions (ODE) which,
in turn, contain Access Runtime, but I cannot find ODE anywhere on my
system.

Does .NET contain a reduced version of VSTO? Do I have to buy ODE
separately?

Thanks in advance
Mark.

 

[chakatheapeman]

MSDN Universal

I had to buy Universal to get the developer extensions. You get the office development tools with Pro; however they don’t include the access package tool. This is not explained well by MS, the product comparison chart just shows the office development toolkit as included.

If you are properly licensed to distribute the access ocx., I believe that you could extend it in VB and compile it into an executable. I have never done this. I have seen some MSDN information about what libraries access requires. There is also some information in the assess help about access as a Module. Maybe someone else has experience with this.

 

[marki]

Thanks for (a) confirming my fears, and (b) offering the alternative.
I'll give it a shot.

Mark.

 

[chakatheapeman]

MSDN Universal Now has the Access Packager

This was discuded in this thread

https://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=6429812#post6429812