Is it possible to use a database without Access...? 1

[JZII]

Is it possible to convert an Access 2000 database to a standalone application...So it could be used by person without MS Access 2000 ?
If so...
Which application do I need...
And how do I do it...
Thanx!

 

[RickSpr]

Can it be done? Yes. What you need depends on which version of Access you have (97 or 2000). You're looking for "developer tools" or a "developer edition", and in particular the "Access runtime library". I suggest searching the Microsoft site. If you happen to have any third-party controls or ActiveX objects built into the application, you will also need a license that allows you to redistribute them.

How do you do it? Basically, these packages include a wizard that walks you through the process. In the case of Access 2000, you run a tool called the Package and Deployment Wizard, which builds an installable copy of the application in a folder or on a CD (the Access runtime would take many, many floppies, so floppy disk distribution is not available). Your users can then install it by running a Setup program, just like other applications. Rick Sprague

 

[JZII]

Thanx...but the only developer´s ToolKit I can find is the one for Access 95.
Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit

I cant find anything on Access 2000.
Please help me find the one suited for the 2000 version of access....
JZII

 

[RickSpr]

If you have Office 2000, you can add the developer tools by purchasing the Office 2000 Developer Tools product for $399. I wasn't able to find an upgrade specifically for Access 2000, but the Developer Tools package requirements list "Microsoft Office 2000 (any edition) or any VBA 6-enabled application". That should include Access 2000, it seems to me. Rick Sprague

 

[JZII]

OK...
that it would be...lets go shopping....thanx very much for the help! JZII