Question best practices for converting Access 97 to runtime

[ptalkad]

Hi all,
I'm in the process of converting a few MDBs into MDEs. When I try accessing the MDE's from a clean machine with just the 97 runtime installed on it, the menu bar DOES NOT contain the toolbar options(the form view) The entire VIEW menu option is missing in the runtime version. This hinders users who were using this toolbar when they had full versions of access before this conversion exercise. The TITLE is blank in the runtime version.
Can anyone who has undertaken this exercise or anything similar point me to the best practice and other pitfalls of such a conversion.
thanks,
p

 

[HiTechCoach]

Your issues has to do with the Access runtime. You would have the same issues with an MDB or MDE. There really in not any conversion issues by godfin form an MDB to an MDE. The issues are with the limitations of as the Access runtime version.

See:
Avoiding Common Mistakes Creating Distributable Run-Time Applications

 

[gemma-the-husky]

The thing is, that the runtime enables users who havent got/paid for access, to use access databases.

but the runtime environment suppresses much of the useful helpful stuff in the working environment. One of the most important areas is the complete lack of error support. Any unhandled error will immediately crash access.