[AccessD] Sage Key Purchase

Charlotte:

On the SageKey website the A2003 script is MSI.  Is that a bad thing?

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:26 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Sage Key Purchase


> Does SageKey build scripts for the MS Installer?  It wasn't very
> scriptable when I stopped using it, so I may be behind the curve here,
> but I found the MS Installer to be extremely stupid and inflexible.  I
> switched when I discovered that it lacked the flexibility I needed and
> that using it broke things on target machines running a different
> version of Office from the runtime I was installing.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:Gustav at cactus.dk]
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 7:33 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Sage Key Purchase
>
>
> Hi William et all
>
> Why do you need Wise or similar? Isn't the MS installer fine? Then all
> you need is the SageKey script for this.
>
> /gustav
>
>>>> dejpolsys at hotmail.com 04-02-2005 16:23:23 >>>
> ..in your situation with hundreds of small/moderate business users where
>
> you have no control over the environment I'd definitely go with
> Wise/Sage
> ..I use the VSTO because I refuse to work any longer in environments
> where
> I don't control it (semi-retirement lets you get away with things like
>
> that).
>
> William Hindman
>
>
> ----- 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: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Sage Key Purchase
>
>
>> Karen:
>>
>> Are you using the VSTO to package the run time?  I am facing this
> decision
>> myself right now.  Plan A would be to get the Action Pack and VSTO.
>>
>> But plan B would be to get the SageKey script for A2K3.  I've already
> got
>> Wise.
>>
>> My understanding is Microsoft dropped the whole royalty/developer
> thing
>> and you can distribute royalty free with A2K3 and VSTO package.
>>
>> How big is the run-time package net of the application database
> (i.e.,
>> what's the overhead?)
>>
>> Anyone have any opinions on Plan A vs. Plan B?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Rocky Smolin
>> Beach Access Software
>> http://www.e-z-mrp.com
>> 858-259-4334
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Nicholson, Karen" <cyx5 at cdc.gov>
>> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:42 AM
>> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Sage Key Purchase
>>
>>
>>> This database is being distributed worldwide, from Hong Kong to
> England.
>>> I am running into the Windows XP environment not wanting to run an
>>> Access 2000 Runtime.  Got the Access 2003 runtime working, but now
> I
>>> don't know if it will run on Windows XP.  If it runs on Windows XP,
> will
>>> it run on Windows 2000?  I used to have a bunch of computers at
> home
>>> with various operating systems, now I have none that work.  The
> others
>>> walked away.  Funny how that happens.  Not to fear, to Sam's Club I
> go
>>> to get a new PC tonight. I can't take it anymore!
>
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