creating a setup file

[ravindar thati]

dear friends, i am using ms access 2003. i have a mdb file. I want to
create a setup file for this.

if i install that setup file, the application should be installed in
to progam files, and when we access that application, directly the
application should run and open a form.

can we do this?
thanq

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

You can have the application open a specific form upon start up by setting
that form under Tools | Startup,

Realistically, as long as the users already have Access installed, all you
need do is copy the MDB file wherever you want it to be. I'd recommend
against putting under C:\Program Files, though: that's often locked down so
that the users can't (easily) update files there.

 

[ravindar thati]

You can have the application open a specific form upon start up by setting
that form under Tools | Startup,

Realistically, as long as the users already have Access installed, all you
need do is copy the MDB file wherever you want it to be. I'd recommend
against putting under C:\Program Files, though: that's often locked down so
that the users can't (easily) update files there.

thank for your response.

actually my client want the mdb file as a .exe file. and when the
application starts he want a start up from to be opened. any how i
have set the start up form. but the thing is he wants a .exe file. can
we do this.
i am planning to go for Setup Factory 7.0 software for this. does it
help me?

thanq

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

actually my client want the mdb file as a .exe file. and when the
application starts he want a start up from to be opened. any how i
have set the start up form. but the thing is he wants a .exe file. can
we do this.
i am planning to go for Setup Factory 7.0 software for this. does it
help me?

Since an Access application is all contained in the MDB file, you can use
any installation package you want to put the file where you want it.

I couldn't tell you whether Setup Factory 7.0 is capable of producing an
installation package that can automatically start the Access application
once it's installed it, but if it is capable, I've already told you how to
have a specific form open when the Access application opens.

 

[Scott McDaniel]

thank for your response.

actually my client want the mdb file as a .exe file. and when the
application starts he want a start up from to be opened. any how i
have set the start up form. but the thing is he wants a .exe file. can
we do this.

In addition to what Doug said:

You can't create an .exe file from an Access application ... best you can do is use the .mde format, which basically
removes all design capabilities from forms/tables/modules. If your client wants a true .exe file format, you'll have to
move to a different programming platform.

i am planning to go for Setup Factory 7.0 software for this. does it
help me?

thanq

Scott McDaniel
scott@takemeout_infotrakker.com
www.infotrakker.com