Creating .exe file in Access 2000

[Alemseged Berhe]

Dear,

How can I create an .exe file in Microsoft Access 2000/XP/2003 so that I
can install and run from CD.

Thank you.

 

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

You cannot make an mdb file into an exe.

What you can do is use the Developers edition of Access to
create an install set which includes the runtime version of
Access. Plus convert your mdb into an mde to protect your
code from changes.

Also split your application up into front end (everything
except tables) and back end (just the tables), this is good
practice anyway.

I've not tried to run an app from a cd (which will probably
be read only) since about 97 or 98 so don't feel able to
comment on that.

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[Guest]

Hi,

You cannot run an access mdb from a CDROM as it would be readonly, even if
you are not changing anything it will not work as internally it will try to
write to the disk. You will need ether full access or the developer edition
(cut down version without the main toolbars etc). If you write a batch
files/menu system running off the CDROM it will have to copy the file to the
local file system, when the file has completed copying then change the
readonly attribute of the copied mdb to NOT readonly. If you want to change
the attributes via MS-DOS look at the attrib command.

Hope it helps.

Regards

Alex