Opening an Access Program without Opening Microsoft Access

[wiltz]

I am very close to completing a DB Program.... How can I create a desktop Icon that will Launch my Program without Loading Microsoft Access along with it???

 

[rainman89]

um........ you cant!

 

[KeithG]

What do you mean? Did you develop your FE in a different application than Access?

 

[wiltz]

Sorry... the question was a little vague.... I have created a DB program that will be shared throughout my office... but I would like to run the program without having microsoft access running in the background. So my pop-up forms would be visible but the microsoft tool bars, ribbon, and all other tool bars would not be visible or easily accessible.

Doing this would hopefully keep the computer illiterate users from being easily confused or clicking on things they shouldnt be clicking on

 

[KeithG]

You would need to design an exe in Visual Basic 6 or Visual Studios or similar software.

 

[neileg]

Search in here for threads dealing with hiding the database window. I think this is what you need.

To prevent users being 'click happy' you can make the application into an .mde which locks down the design.

 

[wiltz]

Thanks, there are lots of previous threads about hiding the application window