Can I convert an access database to an exe?

[Scott]

I have created a database in MS Access. Can this database be convert to a
executable file with Access or Visual Basic. Or can it be imported into
Visual Basic then converted?

Thanks,
Scott

 

[Bruce M. Thompson]

I have created a database in MS Access. Can this database be convert to a

executable file with Access or Visual Basic.
No.

Or can it be imported into
Visual Basic then converted?

There are utilities that are purported to be able to perform some partial
conversions from Access to VB, but, to the best of my knowledge, they don't do
much of the work and leave you with the bulk of the conversion and fixing
anything the utility did incorrectly. The closest thing to what you are looking
for is a RunTime distribution (which includes Access runtime for end-users who
don't have Access installed) that is available only with the developer edition
(now the "Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions" included with the
"Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System" that is
available separate from MS Office).

 

[John Vinson]

I have created a database in MS Access. Can this database be convert to a
executable file with Access or Visual Basic.

No, it cannot.

Or can it be imported into
Visual Basic then converted?

Only with a lot of difficulty. VB Forms are very different beasts from
Access Forms.