[AccessD] Was Test, now deals with DB backend

Damn y'all is smart in this Group!!

Thanks for the guidance and specifics.
On Apr 11, 2013 1:07 PM, "Jim Dettman" <jimdettman at verizon.net> wrote:

>
>   DBEngine.CompactDatabase(srcname, dstname, dslLocale, options, password)
>
> For DAO.
>
>   For ADO, you need to reference the Jet and replication object lib and do:
>
>  Dim jro as jro.jetengine
>  Set jro = new jro.jetengine
>
>  jro.compactdatabase (...)
>
>  with all the parameters.  See MSKB 230501.
>
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Benson
> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 09:22 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Was Test, now deals with DB backend
>
> Jim and Mark thanks.
>
> What line of vba code might compact an mdb back end when access.exe is not
> present?
> On Apr 10, 2013 11:03 AM, "Jim Dettman" <jimdettman at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >  in-line
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William
> Benson
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:55 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Was Test, now deals with DB backend
> >
> > How do I build such a solution?
> >
> > Would this work:
> >
> > 1) create an empty .accdb file with Access. Publish it as accde.
> >
> > 2) uninstall Access so that I now mimic a machine without capability to
> > open that file
> >
> > 3) write some vba code which connects to the accde using dao or ado.
> >
> > 4) write some create table scripts using sql
> >
> > 5) inject data using sql into the tables and then more sql for anslysis
> and
> > data edits
> >
> >
> >   YES.
> >
> >
> > ....
> >
> > If all of the above works then that will be what I asked for an example
> > of... an Excel front end to an access db backend that someone who has
> > office but not office pro (ie, no Access) can use.
> >
> > My next question is can such a be be compacted...?
> >
> >
> >   YES.
> >
> > My next question is can an mdb and or accdb be created usine Jet etc
> > without EVER having Access.exe?
> >
> >   YES.
> >
> > 2) I don't have any machines at my disposal which are clean of the files
> > Access installs.
> >
> > Should I build an mdb, or accdb... then uninstall Access. The use Excel
> and
> > some code to connect to the tables inside the mdb? What makes the tables
> > visible to Excel?
> >
> >   You don't ever need Access.  You can create a DB from anywhere as long
> as
> > DAO or ADO and the Jet components are available.
> >
> > Jim.
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