Create MDE

[Darrylles]

Hi,

I want to be able to create a MS Access application executable. It seems that MS Office Pro can't do this.
I seem to need MS Access 'Developer Edition'.

I don't want to buy 'MS Office MAX PLUS £2000 BECAUSE IT'S CALLED MAX PLUS' or whatever, I want a MS Access upgrade to allow me to legally produce applications for distribution - as .exe's.

Gates has got this licensing crap well worked out - ppl buy it ALL - 'cos they haven't got a clue how to get the portion that they want!

Can someone cut through the jargon and point me to the cheapest product name / upgrade to enable me to do this?

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards,

Darrylle







Never argue with an idiot, he'll bring you down to his level - then beat you with experience.

 

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You can create an MDE with Office Pro. However this is different from an application executable (i.e. it's not an EXE file).

Developer Edition lets you create a version distributable to people without Access thanks to the Access runtime version. However this is different from an application executable too.

Neither of these is equivalent to an application exectuable - if you want a standalone EXE you need, in my view, to look beyond Access. Visual Studio perhaps?

 

[PHV]

I want to be able to create a MS Access application executable
For me, you can't, dot.