Access programs running with Access software.

M

Malcolm P

If I developed an Access program that I would like to sell how do I sell the
program to a customer who does not have Access software. Example: At work
we use a program called Turbo Law which contains an access data base. The
attorneys that use this program do not have Access software on their
computers.
Is there a licensing procedure?
 
D

Douglas J. Steele

You can purchase the Developer Edition of Office*. That allows you to
package your application together with a royalty-free run-time version of
Access that your users can install so that they can use your application.

*Actually, the name is constantly changing.Tony Toews has an overview at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/developereditionfaq.htm that should help you
figure out what you need.

Be aware, though, that Microsoft only sells the most recent version of
Office. With Office 2003, that means you need to purchase the following in
order to create an Access 2003 runtime application:

- Microsoft Access 2003
- Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003 (which includes the Access 2003
Developer Extensions)

The ADE is the product that gives you the license to deploy the 2003 runtime
components and you have to have Access 2003 installed in order to install
the ADE.
 
S

Sylvain Lafontaine

The fact that a program such as Turbo Law contains an Access database
doesn't necessarily mean that Turbo Law is using Access as its front end to
the mdb file. They are many other possibilities for using a mdf file; such
as ADODB, VB, VB.NET, etc.

However, if you have already developed your application with Access as the
front end, than using the runtime for Access may be the easiest way for you
to distribute it. In addition to the previous answer from Mr. Steel, my
advice would be for you to take a look at the installation scripts from
Sagekey (www.sagekey.com); as this can save you a lot of trouble.

S. L.
 
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