Where can I find ODE?

[boxster]

Is there a website that I can buy the Office 97 Developer's Edition (ODE) or just the update version online?

Do you know if they still sell it in some store? What is the price range?

 

[GumbyD]

Take a look at this site:

Microsoft office 97 developer

 

[boxster]

What they sell is mostly the Standard/Professional Edition, I can't find the Developer Edition.

Although the description says "Microsoft Office Developer 97", when I go to the site I see that it is only the Professional Edition.

 

[GumbyD]

Sorry - It looked right at first glance. Stupid question time - What does the developer editon have that the professional editon does not? Could you buy the professional edition and get the missing stuff seperatly?

GumbyD

 

[boxster]

Well, with the Developer Edition, one can develop a run-time version of the database which will run on a machine that does not have Access installed on it.

+ Royalty free run-time licenses
+ Replication Manager
+ etc.

As far as I know, there is an update version available which you can use if you already have Office 97, but I can't find the update version either.

 

[GumbyD]

I have seen the XP developer version on a number of sites, do you need to have Access 97 for some reason? I searched for a while but I can not find the Developer 97 edition either. E-bay had some single disks that were just the tools maybe if you got professional and the tools disk that would do?

Sorry I can't be of more assistance.

GumbyD

 

[boxster]

Thanks anyway for your help. I need the 97 version as the database was developed in A97. XP Developer kit may not be suitable for that.