.mde format

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Hello,
I have Office 20003 installed and I'm developing a database that should run
on a pc running Office 2000.
I can save the file in Access 2000 format and distribuite it in .mdb format.
I will preferr to give out the database in .mde format, but first I have to
convert the main file into Office 2003.
Question: will this .mde file run on the pc that have Office 2000 installed
(I would say "No", but...)? If "No", there is a way to give a Db in .mde
format to run on PC that doesn't host the most updated version of Access?
If "NO", should I install Office 2000 to make the .mde from this file?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Hi, Rocco.

Question: will this .mde file run on the pc that have Office 2000 installed
(I would say "No", but...)?

You are correct. Access 2000 cannot run Access 2003 MDE files.

If "No", there is a way to give a Db in .mde
format to run on PC that doesn't host the most updated version of Access?

Yes. But it will cost money to purchase the code or tool from third-party
vendors if you don't know how to do this yourself.

If "NO", should I install Office 2000 to make the .mde from this file?

It would be cheaper to buy the code or tool that creates an Access 2000 MDE
file while using Access 2003 than to purchase MS Office 2000 for the express
purpose of creating Access 2000 MDE files, but if you've already got the MS
Office 2000 CD's and license available to install on a computer, then that
would be the way to go.

HTH.
Gunny

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