starting with access application

[ravi15481]

hi friends,
i am very new to access applications. i don't even know how to start up with. can anyone please tell me whether we can program in office 2000 professional edition or office 2000 developer edition is must. I know VB very well.

thanks,

 

[ListO]

You should be able to make some pretty good application stuff with Office 2000 Professional. There are some nice features you get with the Developer's Kit, such as the ability to easily use Access built-ins like Open File Dialogs, but I got a long way before I found the Developer's kit a necessity.

I would instead advise you to spend your money on a book or two on Access.

I'm sure there are other opinions.

Good luck!

 

[edtab]

Office 2000 Developer Edition would allow you to distribute your application royalty-free by creating a "run-time" version of your program, "Professional" does not.

edtab

 

[tacieslik]

Would they still have to have Access installed as the end user. I guess so, but you comment suggests otherwise?

Thanks
TAC

 

[ListO]

Would they still have to have Access installed as the end user?

That is what edtab is referring to when he says you could make a run-time version of your database with the Developer's Edition. You can compile a database application which will include everything needed to make it run without the end-user having Access actually installed on their computer. That version will run, but the application cannot be edited.

-Curt

 

[tacieslik]

Thanks for that Curt,

That's what I had hoped. I now need to get some prices for Office 2000 Developer deition then.

Thanks Again.
TAC

 

[a.sinatra]

Unless your file runtine was created from a MDE, correct?
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