You can set up an ODBC link to get to the data (only) from another
application, such as Excel. If you are the developer, and you are asking so
that you can distribute your application to another user who does not have
Access, the answer is Yes, but only if you have the Developer Extensions that
allow you to distribute a royalty free copy of the Access run-time. (Access
is still installed in this case, but it is a run-time version only).
Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP
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