MS Access and Shareware

Can I use MDB database in shareware type application? This is desktop app
(developed in VB) using Access Database through OLEDB... Do I have to have a
licence? (Is the licence needed only for clients, e.g. MS Access appliction)

If you own a version of Visual Basic other than the Learning Edition, then
you have the necessary license to distribute a Jet database with your
application.

--
Scott McDaniel
CS Computer Software
Visual Basic - Access - Sql Server - ASP
"Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> Can I use MDB database in shareware type application? This is desktop app
> (developed in VB) using Access Database through OLEDB... Do I have to have[/color]
a[color=blue]
> licence? (Is the licence needed only for clients, e.g. MS Access[/color]
appliction)[color=blue]
>
>[/color]

This is VB.NET - do I have to buy VS.NET then ?



"Scott McDaniel" <scott@no.spam.thedatabaseplace.net> wrote in message
news:-LednVl9j5akfZrdRVn-ig@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> If you own a version of Visual Basic other than the Learning Edition, then
> you have the necessary license to distribute a Jet database with your
> application.
>
> --
> Scott McDaniel
> CS Computer Software
> Visual Basic - Access - Sql Server - ASP
> "Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
> news:bu8mni$op7$1@inews.gazeta.pl...[color=green]
> > Can I use MDB database in shareware type application? This is desktop[/color][/color]
app[color=blue][color=green]
> > (developed in VB) using Access Database through OLEDB... Do I have to[/color][/color]
have[color=blue]
> a[color=green]
> > licence? (Is the licence needed only for clients, e.g. MS Access[/color]
> appliction)[color=green]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

According to the redist.txt document in my C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual
Studio .NET folder, you can distribute the JetSetup.exe file. Note that,
like you, I own VB.Net, not VS.net


"Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
news:bu8o9k$1tr$1@inews.gazeta.pl...[color=blue]
> This is VB.NET - do I have to buy VS.NET then ?
>
>
>
> "Scott McDaniel" <scott@no.spam.thedatabaseplace.net> wrote in message
> news:-LednVl9j5akfZrdRVn-ig@comcast.com...[color=green]
> > If you own a version of Visual Basic other than the Learning Edition,[/color][/color]
then[color=blue][color=green]
> > you have the necessary license to distribute a Jet database with your
> > application.
> >
> > --
> > Scott McDaniel
> > CS Computer Software
> > Visual Basic - Access - Sql Server - ASP
> > "Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
> > news:bu8mni$op7$1@inews.gazeta.pl...[color=darkred]
> > > Can I use MDB database in shareware type application? This is desktop[/color][/color]
> app[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > (developed in VB) using Access Database through OLEDB... Do I have to[/color][/color]
> have[color=green]
> > a[color=darkred]
> > > licence? (Is the licence needed only for clients, e.g. MS Access[/color]
> > appliction)[color=darkred]
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Do I have to? If user has .net framework installed, won't the application
work?



"Scott McDaniel" <scott@NO___Spam--thedatabaseplace.net> wrote in message
news:58qdnfsQTeB5aprdRVn-jA@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> According to the redist.txt document in my C:\Program Files\Microsoft[/color]
Visual[color=blue]
> Studio .NET folder, you can distribute the JetSetup.exe file. Note that,
> like you, I own VB.Net, not VS.net
>
>
> "Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
> news:bu8o9k$1tr$1@inews.gazeta.pl...[color=green]
> > This is VB.NET - do I have to buy VS.NET then ?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Scott McDaniel" <scott@no.spam.thedatabaseplace.net> wrote in message
> > news:-LednVl9j5akfZrdRVn-ig@comcast.com...[color=darkred]
> > > If you own a version of Visual Basic other than the Learning Edition,[/color][/color]
> then[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > you have the necessary license to distribute a Jet database with your
> > > application.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Scott McDaniel
> > > CS Computer Software
> > > Visual Basic - Access - Sql Server - ASP
> > > "Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
> > > news:bu8mni$op7$1@inews.gazeta.pl...
> > > > Can I use MDB database in shareware type application? This is[/color][/color][/color]
desktop[color=blue][color=green]
> > app[color=darkred]
> > > > (developed in VB) using Access Database through OLEDB... Do I have[/color][/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> > have[color=darkred]
> > > a
> > > > licence? (Is the licence needed only for clients, e.g. MS Access
> > > appliction)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Is the Jet database engine automatically installed as part of the .NET
framework? I was not aware that it is.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

"Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
news:bu8uhm$rnh$1@inews.gazeta.pl...[color=blue]
> Do I have to? If user has .net framework installed, won't the application
> work?
>
>
>
> "Scott McDaniel" <scott@NO___Spam--thedatabaseplace.net> wrote in message
> news:58qdnfsQTeB5aprdRVn-jA@comcast.com...[color=green]
> > According to the redist.txt document in my C:\Program Files\Microsoft[/color]
> Visual[color=green]
> > Studio .NET folder, you can distribute the JetSetup.exe file. Note that,
> > like you, I own VB.Net, not VS.net
> >
> >
> > "Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
> > news:bu8o9k$1tr$1@inews.gazeta.pl...[color=darkred]
> > > This is VB.NET - do I have to buy VS.NET then ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Scott McDaniel" <scott@no.spam.thedatabaseplace.net> wrote in message
> > > news:-LednVl9j5akfZrdRVn-ig@comcast.com...
> > > > If you own a version of Visual Basic other than the Learning[/color][/color][/color]
Edition,[color=blue][color=green]
> > then[color=darkred]
> > > > you have the necessary license to distribute a Jet database with[/color][/color][/color]
your[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > application.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Scott McDaniel
> > > > CS Computer Software
> > > > Visual Basic - Access - Sql Server - ASP
> > > > "Flyfish" <flyfish@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
> > > > news:bu8mni$op7$1@inews.gazeta.pl...
> > > > > Can I use MDB database in shareware type application? This is[/color][/color]
> desktop[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > app
> > > > > (developed in VB) using Access Database through OLEDB... Do I have[/color][/color]
> to[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > have
> > > > a
> > > > > licence? (Is the licence needed only for clients, e.g. MS Access
> > > > appliction)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]