Question regarding Access Developer Version

[perlfan]

Hi there,

I need advice on the Access Developer version. Currently I am distributing my Access app with Runtime 2007 and Inno as executable accde file. So now I heard of an Access Developer version which permits creating exe files and distributing the application as stand alone without Access Runtime?! Does such a developer version really exist? Of course it would help me and my users a lot if I had only one file and a stand alone solution without Runtime.

Thanks for help!! Cheers, Frank

 

[Pat Hartman]

No. You need either the runtime engine or retail version of Access to run your application.

You can use the packaging wizard to build an .exe that includes the runtime (or not) and the user installs using that. As you build the package, you can define directories and also include support files.

 

[perlfan]

OK, thanks for your answer. With regard to the exe I know that the Runtime is not included in the exe, but in the setup package. Or is it different with the 2010 Developer Tools?
I have created an exe including Access Runtime with Inno Setup, however it's not 100% reliable (sometimes the Access Runtime Setup doesn't start even though missing Access has been detected).

Regards, Frank