Version issues

[Guest]

My users are using MS Access Runtime 2000. Are they going to have issues if
I start developing with Access 2003????

I know on previous version upgrades of Access, there would be features that
users who were on an eailier version, could not utilize which made it better
to just not upgrade until all users were on the same version...

Please let me know.

 

[Rick Brandt]

My users are using MS Access Runtime 2000. Are they going to have
issues if I start developing with Access 2003????

I know on previous version upgrades of Access, there would be
features that users who were on an eailier version, could not utilize
which made it better to just not upgrade until all users were on the
same version...

Please let me know.

It is never a good idea to develop in a newer version than your users, but
IF you avoid all 2003 and 2002 specific features and keep the file format as
2000 then it should work.

You will not be able to make an MDE with 2003 that they can run though so
you will either need to keep a copy of 2000 around for making MDEs or give
them an MDB instead.

 

[Guest]

That is what I needed to know.
Thanks

It is never a good idea to develop in a newer version than your users, but
IF you avoid all 2003 and 2002 specific features and keep the file format as
2000 then it should work.

You will not be able to make an MDE with 2003 that they can run though so
you will either need to keep a copy of 2000 around for making MDEs or give
them an MDB instead.