How to deploy a .Net application with Access Database

[Zengfu Xu]

Hi,

I need to deploy a VB.Net application which use MS Access
as the backend database. The client's PC does not have MS
Access installed. So the application can not run at their
PC. I was told that the client's PC should have .Net
framework, latest version of MDAC_Type.exe and the MS
Access .mdb file. I did installed the .Net framework, the
VB.Net application that includes the MS Access .mdb file
in the application folder, and I also download and run the
MDAC_Type.exe (version 2.8) in the client's PC, but it
still could not connect to the MS Access database
(the .mdb file). How should I create the setup project to
deploy the .Net application with MS Access database so
that it can run in a clean PC without MS Access installed?
I would appreciate if you could give me some help.

Many thanks,

Zengfu

 

[Özden Irmak]

Hi,

As far as i know mdac_typ.exe above v2.6 doesn't contain the jet drivers
needed to connect to Access.There should be a separate donwload for this
drivers somewhere in www.microsoft.com/data

hope it helps...

Özden