can I run an Access database on the web using runtime libraries

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Sir Galahad

I have a demo Access application which is distributed to users with the
runtime libraries so users can run this application without owning Access. I
would like to run the demo on my website without re-writing it in .net. Is it
possible to use the runtime libraries to run this demo on the web? The server
supports asp programming and Access databases. If this is possible, can
anyone tell me the asp needed to implement and redirect to the Access runtime
libraries?
Thank you for any help you can provide!
 
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Norman Yuan

A short abd straightforward answer is NO for what you want to.

Yes, you can put Access runtime on the web server computer and you
APPLICATION (not necessarly being your database, the data portion of the
*.mdb file) could run there, but your intended users must sit in front of
the server computer to use it: Your Access app is a desktop app, not a wep
app (user accesses wep app through a browser and usually has no knowledge
where the web server is, except for the website address).

One thing confuses many Access users is that Access itself is both database
application and database store in a single file (*.mdb). More precisely, the
database portion should be called Jet database, which can be used in web
application as data store. Access runtime is for desktop Access application.
 
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Albert D. Kallal

You can run any software Excel, Word, and yes..even ms-access through a web
browser using remote desktop.

This setup would not be appropriate for "many" users, or just any old user
off the street. However, this approach can certainly be used to have
qualified users view a demo, or even a full working version (as they will
not be able to copy it). You could supply that user with a password to logon
to your server.

So, you can deploy a ms-access applicaiton to the web without re-writing it.

This approach (terminal services) also works well if you need to deliver
your application via the web to a sales force on the road etc. So, you can
use windows terminal services to accomplish this goal.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/business/termsrv.asp
 
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