Access 2003 runtime machine 1

[eon5]

Good day,

I have completed a small inventory system for a client with a small business. Currently he does not have access on his computer and I would like to get this thing going, is there any way to run the access 2003 program on a pc without access 2003. I heard something about “Runtime machine”?

Thanks
Theuns

 

[RivetHed]

Might as well just create an MDE file.

 

[KenReay]

An MDE file still needs Access (or Access Runtime) to run.



Regards

Ken Reay
Freelance Solutions Developer
Boldon Information Systems Ltd
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http://www.kenneth.reay.btinternet.co.uk

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[Ed2020]

More info on Runtime Access here:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/HA011208861033.aspx

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[eon5]

Thanks "Ed2020" just the info i needed!

Regards
Theuns

 

[eon5]

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa167832.aspx

I got this info from msdn, but i stll don't get to run the Packaging Wizard that is suppose to be accessible from Start - All programs - microsoft office - access runtime developers extensions, according to the below info.

, any ideas?

Deploying Access Applications Using the Packaging Wizard
By creating a Microsoft Office Access application (.mdb, .mde, .adp, .ade) you can deploy the application to users who do not have Access installed by distributing the application with the Access runtime. The Access runtime is a version of Access in which the design-time features are disabled. The Access 2003 runtime is found in the Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 and Microsoft Office Access 2003 installation media. It comprises two files: ACCESSRT.MSI and ACCESSRT.CAB (the cabinet file is referred to as "OFF11.CAB" in the help documentation of Access 2003 Developer Extensions).

Using the Package Wizard, you can create an installation package for your users that includes the Access runtime. The Access runtime setup files are included in Access 2003 and in every edition of Microsoft Office 2003 that contains Access 2003. A license to distribute the Access runtime with your applications is included in the Access Developer Extensions.

To include the Access runtime in a package using the Packaging Wizard
To demonstrate using the Package Wizard, create a package using the Northwind sample database that comes with Access.

To start the Package Wizard, click Start, point to Programs (or All Programs), point to Microsoft Office, point to Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions, and then click Package Wizard.
On the Welcome page, click Next.
On the Package Wizard for the Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions page, choose to use an existing template or use the wizard to create a customized template. Templates are .xml files that store the configuration settings from a prior use of the wizard. Before exiting the wizard, you are prompted to save the current wizard settings. Then, the next time you invoke the wizard and elect to use a saved template, the pages are pre-populated with values from the template. Leave the default option set to Create a new template. Click Next.