[convert] Access 2003 to exe

[MazX_Napalm]

Is MS Visual Studio the correct application for converting an Access 2003 to a stand alone application or Access runtime?

If so, is it simple?

I have a simple relational database that I would like some users to be able to use without them needing Access 2003. I have tried running the database with the runtime switch and it works. Next step is to convert it, or have a company convert it for me.

[Linkinfamous]

AFAIK, Access applications are meant to be distributed as .mdb files. When Access opens a file, it has to lock the file, and it creates another file in the same directory, etc. The only way you'd be able to embed it into an exe is to use some kind of self-extracting rar or zip to a temp directory, then execute the mdb. In any case, the runtime is a requirement no matter what, and has to be a seperate install.

[MazX_Napalm]

Runtimes are free, Access cost money. My question is how do I convert an Access Database to run with Runtime without the need for full Access to the computer.

[shooter468]

if you have Access Developer Extension you can do that

you can export .mdb files into setup files that can run on computers without access

[acido00]

it's impossible convert access to exe...

[MazX_Napalm]

I found the answer.

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Here in the real world, though, it is rather common for Microsoft? Office Access developers to create applications that must run on computers that do not have Microsoft Office Access 2003 installed, or are running older versions of Access. For those developers, Access 2003 Runtime is a necessity.

The Access 2003 Runtime license comes with the Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions, which is a component of Microsoft Visual Studio? Tools for the Microsoft Office System. A developer who owns Visual Studio Tools for Office can bundle his application (MDB files and any other support files) with Access 2003 Runtime and distribute it to as many users as necessary. The physical runtime files are included with Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Edition or Microsoft Office Access 2003Source: Mircosofti>