Pete- Microsoft Office Developer Edition contains a runtime version of MS = Access. It will allow you to create an executable application from MS = Access, users will then not need MS Access installed on their machine to = run your application.=20 -Anthony -----Original Message----- From: peterj1@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:peterj1@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 6:24 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: MSACCESS Hi James Thank you for your quick reply My problem is I have a database with about 240,000 records, I want to = enable=20 searching with querys on a CD, but not fully access msaccess and unable = to change the=20 data=20 I know that can be done because I have seen examples Cheers Pete > I would like to know what is required to put a msaccess database I = have > created(Office=20 > 2k) on to a CD so that I can give it to my friends, (who do not have > access) > = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D >=20 > I presume that the question is not so much about either putting it on = CD > or about giving it away, as it is about how people without Access can > (fully) access Access. >=20 > If people without Access could (fully) access Access, there would be = no > need for Access. >=20 > What you can do is to write computer software that accesses the Access > to provide a front end for people. This would let them access the = Access > through your system, but ONLY to the extent that your system provided > access to the Access. It would not provide "full" access to the Access > because such "full" access actually requires Access (if it didn't = there > would be no need for Access). >=20 > Another option is to export the data out of Access into other formats > which they have access to >=20 > -- Excel >=20 > -- Word >=20 > -- Paper >=20 >=20 > James S. Huggins ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to=20 mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the = quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will = also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no = mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, = send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an = invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, = you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************