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Thanks for help

Eric

I recommend you to use PWD (Setup wizard that ships with
VB) and automaticaly will determine all the libraries you
will need to deploy (ado, dao ,etc) and you add your file
MDB to the setup (it's really easy to add the file).

Quote:>-----Original Message-----
>I am going to design a VB application with MS Access

Quote:>that does user need to install MS Access 2000 program in
order to run the Vb
>application? If not, does VB can package the .mdb file
into application
>package for distribution?

>Thanks for help

>Eric

>.

Actually, the user does not need to install Access 2000 for the VB
application. In your VB application, you can use the data access components
such as ADO or DAO to retrieve the Access database.

You can use the Package & Deployment Wizard to package and deploy the mdb
file with your application. And the Package & Deployment Wizard will
automatically check the referenced libraries in your project and include
the necessary libraries with your application package.  

Regards,
-Charles

Thanks for help

Eric

VB wouldn't package the mdb file automatically, you need to do it in PDW by
yourself. And you need install MS Access on every client computer. If you
use ADO and Jet , you can include MDAC in your package. It will install
database engine on your computer.

Access does not need to be on any computer running your application.  This
is because your VB application takes the place of Access as the front end
for working with the data.  All of the files associated with your project
including the .mdb file will be packaged for deployment by the Package and
Deployment wizard.

For further clarification/proof of this you can check Microsoft's website.

Regards,

Big Mike

Quote:> I am going to design a VB application with MS Access 2000. I want to know
> that does user need to install MS Access 2000 program in order to run the
Vb
> application? If not, does VB can package the .mdb file into application
> package for distribution?

> Thanks for help

> Eric

Where did you come up with "And you need install MS Access on every client
computer."?  I've written and distibuted about 50 VB/Access applications
that run on client PC's without Access.

Regards,

Big Mike

Quote:> HI Eric,

> VB wouldn't package the mdb file automatically, you need to do it in PDW
by
> yourself. And you need install MS Access on every client computer. If you
> use ADO and Jet , you can include MDAC in your package. It will install
> database engine on your computer.

Quote:> I am going to design a VB application with MS Access 2000. I want to know
> that does user need to install MS Access 2000 program in order to run the
Vb
> application? If not, does VB can package the .mdb file into application
> package for distribution?

> Thanks for help

> Eric