[AccessD] Discovering Access version at runtime - was AccessXPforms bound to ADO recordsets

How about doing it this way. Run a vbs script from a desktop shortcut.
Or double click vbs file from windows explorer or even shell to it.
Assuming that vb scripting allowed.
You can also open various versions of Access in code below via
Set AcApp = CreateObject("Access.Application.8") 'Access 97
Set AcApp = CreateObject("Access.Application.11") 'Access  2003

You can create a VB script file with this code and start your app using 
this. (Code is from an MS article)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=235422

'File      myVersion.vbs

Const cDatabaseToOpen = "C:\<FileToOpen>.mdb"

On Error Resume Next
Dim AcApp
'if multiple Access  versions on machine  this will open last version opened
Set AcApp = CreateObject("Access.Application")
If AcApp.Version >= 10 Then
     AcApp.AutomationSecurity = 1 ' msoAutomationSecurityLow
End If
AcApp.Visible = True
'open your access application
AcApp.OpenCurrentDatabase cDatabaseToOpen
If AcApp.CurrentProject.FullName <> "" Then
     AcApp.UserControl = True
Else
     AcApp.Quit
     MsgBox "Failed to open '" & cDatabaseToOpen  & "'."
End If


John Colby wrote:

>>John, you want to check the version and then load code based on the
>>    
>>
>version?
>
>Yes, the ACCESS version.  I have found stuff about checking the registry,
>but this really only addresses what is INSTALLED, not what is currently
>running.
>
>
>John W. Colby
>www.ColbyConsulting.com 
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
>Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:33 PM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Discovering Access version at runtime - was
>AccessXPforms bound to ADO recordsets
>
>John, you want to check the version and then load code based on the version?
>
>
>Susan H. 
>
>of RaiseEvents in the framework.  Now we have code which works in AXP but
>not A2K and below.  So I would like to carve this stuff out and only load it
>if the version being run under is AXP or above.  A quick Google search does
>not come up with anything.
>
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