Access 2207 runtime

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KenB

I have downloaded the accessruntime.exe file and executed it. The final
message was something like "Installation completed successfully" but I can
find no trace of the result. Should it not show up in the drop-down menu of
the Office logo?
(I have Access 2007 on a system that has an Office 2003 installed)
 
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Pete D.

Run office 2007 access then open the button, it should appear at the bottom
of the menu.
 
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Steve Schapel

Ken,

No, it doesn't work like that.

You will probably find the executable here:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Msaccess.exe

However, you can't just open it independently. It can only be used to
open a specific database application.
 
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KenB

Thanks, Steve -

I have the Msaccess.exe (and also Msaccess.exe.manifest) but how do I use it
to open the database? I ran it with the database open but it seemed to do
nothing
 
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Steve Schapel

Ken,

Try putting a shortcut on your desktop, with the Target set to the
equivalent of:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Msaccess.exe"
"C:\YourFolder\YourApp.accdb"
 
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KenB

Thanks again Steve - I'm getting closer.
Not being sure how to create a shortcut with a "target", I used a .BAT file
to run Msaccess.exe followed by MyApp.accdb Both lines initiated Access
in its original form - still no sign of runtime. Where am I wrong now?
 
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Pete D.

Steve,
If you installed the developer, I don't understand your response, My MS
button includes the developer (after install) and clicking on it reveals the
package solution which provides ways to install the runtime. One is include
it, or have installer download it from MS. Are we on the same subject or
did I miss the conversation. If you look at addins under options it is
listed as MS Access Developer
 
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Steve Schapel

Ken,

Without seeing the details of the bat file, I obviously can't comment.

Do it like this...

In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Msaccess.exe file in the location
we discussed before. Right-click on it, and from the pop-up menu select
to make a shortcut. Put that shortcut on your Desktop. Go to the
Desktop, and ight-click on the shortcut, and select Properties from the
po-up menu. On the properties dialog window you will find a box
labelled Target. In that box, type in what I told you before (with the
actual path and name of your database file). Click Apply. Then try
clicking the desktop shortcut.
 
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Steve Schapel

Pete,

Yes, I think you have misunderstood. Ken is talking about installing
the runtime, and then using it to run his application. His question is
not related, as far as I know, to the packaged deployment.
 
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Pete D.

Sorry, I always just (in the few months it has been out) just include it in
the package. I wan't thinking along just the runtime, doing it alone. Duff
 
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KenB

Thanks again, Steve -

I must be getting thicker than ever, but my "Target" box in the Properties of
the shortcut to MSaccess.exe only allows one line.
If I put the first line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
ffice\Office12\Msaccess.exe" and run it I get the usual Access asking what
to open.
If, instead, I put the second line: "C:\YourFolder\YourApp.accdb" I get no
response at all.
Incidentally the .bat file I tried was simply:

cd C:
"Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Msaccess.exe"
"YourFolder\YourApp.accdb"
exit
end

Thanks again --- KenB
 
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Steve Schapel

Ken,

There is no first and second line. It must be how your newsreader
wrapped it in my earlier post. You need to put this:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Msaccess.exe"
"C:\YourFolder\YourApp.accdb"
… all of it, all on one line in the Target box.
 
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