MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Wed Mar 3 18:19:44 CST 2004
Roughly a ballpark figure for Access 2000 50 MB + or 70MB+ if you don't drop IE5 install. XP should be similar. Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software wrote: >And when you use it how big is the file? > >Rocky > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" ><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:53 AM >Subject: Re: [AccessD] Deployment > > > > >>...yeah, you need the ODE for XP ...but you can pick that up on e-bay >> >> >pretty > > >>cheap now ...but you need that whether you use wise/sagekey or the ODE >>packaging wizard ...iirc the ODE has the runtime distribution license, not >>the Office Pro pkg. >> >>William Hindman "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees >> >> >with > > >>me." Disraeli >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com> >>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" >><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >>Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:44 AM >>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Deployment >> >> >> >> >>>William: >>> >>>What's the overhead? How big is the package net of the mdb or mde >>> >>> >itself? > > >>>Did you have to buy a developer's license for AXP? >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> >>>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" >>><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >>>Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:16 AM >>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Deployment >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>...can't speak to 2000 but the deployment package in AXP was head over >>>> >>>> >>>heels >>> >>> >>>>better than the A97 version ...I've deployed more than a hundred AXP >>>>runtimes with it without a hiccup ...hth :) >>>> >>>>William Hindman "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees >>>> >>>> >>>with >>> >>> >>>>me." Disraeli >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com> >>>>To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:55 AM >>>>Subject: [AccessD] Deployment >>>> >>>> >>>>Dear List: >>>> >>>>I've got an app I'm developing for the consumer market and we're in >>>> >>>> >beta > > >>>>testing now. It's in A2K so all the betas have to have Access. >>>> >>>>Eventually it will have to be packaged as a run-time. But at that >>>> >>>> >point > > >>it >> >> >>>>will be shrink-wrapped. >>>> >>>>In the short term we could expand our beta testing universe with a >>>> >>>> >>>run-time. >>> >>> >>>>So I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this. >>>> >>>>The problem AFAIK with the run-times is their size. Right now we can >>>> >>>> >>>email >>> >>> >>>>the mde to a beta tester and it's about 3-4MB. If I put up a run-time >>>> >>>> >>on >> >> >>>my >>> >>> >>>>web site, beta testers are not likely to know how to do an FTP >>>> >>>> >program. > > >>>>I suppose I could make a password protected folder on my web site, and >>>> >>>> >>get >> >> >>>>my web site developer to make the run-time downloadable or installable >>>> >>>> >>>from >>> >>> >>>>the site. I don't know how to do this. Maybe she does. >>>> >>>>I've got A97 developer's edition, Wise Installer, and the Sagekey >>>> >>>> >script > > >>>for >>> >>> >>>>A97. But I don't think that the app can be converted back to A97. In >>>> >>>> >>any >> >> >>>>event, the total A97/Wise/Sagekey package runs to about 70MB IIRC. >>>> >>>>I could buy A2002 or A2003 if they've got a better deployment >>>> >>>> >capability > > >>>>than they've had in the past. >>>> >>>>What are your recommendations, suggestions, thoughts? >>>> >>>>Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>>Rocky Smolin >>>>Beach Access Software >>>>-- >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>AccessD mailing list >>>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>AccessD mailing list >>>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>_______________________________________________ >>>AccessD mailing list >>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>_______________________________________________ >>AccessD mailing list >>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >> > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada