Distributing an MDB with the VB app

[CybOrg]

Hi!
How do I distribute a VB app that uses an Access 97 database? Is it possible to create a 'runtime' version of the database that doesn't require the user to install Access97? The app only needs the DB for some processing parameters.
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/Cy

 

[taranis]

It depends if your users need to open Access 97 to admin the database. If not then you do not need the Access 97 app to be installed and therefore do not need a license. Data access is handled by the DAO runtime libraries which you can install with your VB App.

If you need to have users open Access 97, There is a tool that will create an EXE from an Access Database so that you do not need to install Access 97. Search the microsoft site. I have never used this tool before.

 

[edderic]

you most add the .mdb also to the Setup file (manuel) Eric De Decker
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