[AccessD] Access Run Time?

This is my test - sending the answer which did not get through and made me aware
that something was wrong with the list.

Alun,
the runtime is installed with the application, not as separate thing
when you have developed an Access Application, you convert the MDB to an MDE
then you set up an installation package which will install everything you need
to run the mde without an installed full Access software.
to do this, you need to have the Developer edition of Access (or Office)
If youo have this developer ecition, then you may sell/install as many Access
Applications on machines without preinstalled Access or Office as you like..

you can run an MDB or an MDE on any machine that has full Access installed,
however on machines which dont have full Access, you need to build the install
package and install your application.
this will not let you run just any MDB. Just the ones you install withthe
runtime

One thing I am presently not sure about (since it is many many years ago that I
did this) is whether you need to convert to MDE or can use MDB as well with the
runtime installation.

During development you can test how your application behaves with runtime, I
think you use /runtime in the commandline

my experienc on all of this is with Access97 and prior. not using it now.

I am sure there will some other listers correct me where I was wrong or add
about newer versions

Lembit


Lembit Soobik

----- Original Message -----
From: "Garraway, Alun" <Alun.Garraway at otto.de>
To: "Access DatabaseAdvisors (E-Mail)" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:38 PM
Subject: [AccessD] Access Run Time?


> Hallo,
> the network bods are talking about installing the Access Run Time for
> "Normal" users,
> I have a few questions, about this & its implications for me.
>
> 1. does the run time have to be installed on every maschine in an
> NT-Network?
>
> 2. can all users open .MDBs without any problems when the run time is
> installed?
>     (are there anythings that maybe won't work?)
>
> 3. are there anythings I have to watchout for when programing an mdb used in
> the
>     run time envirnment? (for ex. can an error in code cause a crash?)
>
> TIA for any tips
> alun
>
>
> Alun Garraway
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