Creating an MSI file for an Access program

[Rico]

Hello,

Is there a tool that I can use to create an MSI file to deploy an Access
database? I did a few searches on MSI on the Microsoft Website, but I got a
lot of information that had to do with MSI files, but didn't answer any of
my questions.

Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks!

[Larry Linson]

What is it that you want to deploy? Just the database? If so, Microsoft
Installed is not required. If you need, however, to install the Access
runtime, you'll need to purchase either the Developer Edition of Office for
your version (and that'll have to be an "aftermarket" sale) or, for Access
2003, the Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003 -- to obtain the license. If
your users need full retail Access, that would be a separate install.

Even "compiled", your Access database is not a "standalone executable".

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

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Hello,

Is there a tool that I can use to create an MSI file to deploy an Access
database? I did a few searches on MSI on the Microsoft Website, but I got
a lot of information that had to do with MSI files, but didn't answer any
of my questions.

Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks!

[Br]

You can use something like InstallShield Express to create an installation
package (an MSI or EXE). It can include the run-time version of Access if
you have it.

Larry Linson wrote:

What is it that you want to deploy? Just the database? If so,
Microsoft Installed is not required. If you need, however, to install
the Access runtime, you'll need to purchase either the Developer
Edition of Office for your version (and that'll have to be an
"aftermarket" sale) or, for Access 2003, the Visual Studio Tools for
Office 2003 -- to obtain the license. If your users need full retail
Access, that would be a separate install.
Even "compiled", your Access database is not a "standalone
executable".
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

"Rico" <r c o l l e n s @ h e m m i n g w a y . c o mREMOVE THIS PART
IN CAPS> wrote in message news:_KODf.395777$2k.364726@pd7tw1no...

Hello,

Is there a tool that I can use to create an MSI file to deploy an
Access database? I did a few searches on MSI on the Microsoft
Website, but I got a lot of information that had to do with MSI
files, but didn't answer any of my questions.

Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks!

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regards,

Br@dley

[Rico]

Thanks Bradley, I was hoping there was a freebie scripting tool from
Microsoft rather than spending money on InstallShield or WISE.

Thanks!

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You can use something like InstallShield Express to create an installation
package (an MSI or EXE). It can include the run-time version of Access if
you have it.

Larry Linson wrote:

What is it that you want to deploy? Just the database? If so,
Microsoft Installed is not required. If you need, however, to install
the Access runtime, you'll need to purchase either the Developer
Edition of Office for your version (and that'll have to be an
"aftermarket" sale) or, for Access 2003, the Visual Studio Tools for
Office 2003 -- to obtain the license. If your users need full retail
Access, that would be a separate install.
Even "compiled", your Access database is not a "standalone
executable".
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

"Rico" <r c o l l e n s @ h e m m i n g w a y . c o mREMOVE THIS PART
IN CAPS> wrote in message news:_KODf.395777$2k.364726@pd7tw1no...

Hello,

Is there a tool that I can use to create an MSI file to deploy an
Access database? I did a few searches on MSI on the Microsoft
Website, but I got a lot of information that had to do with MSI
files, but didn't answer any of my questions.

Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks!

--
regards,

Br@dley

[Alexey Gousev]

Rico wrote:

Is there a tool that I can use to create an MSI file to deploy an Access
database?

It is not mandatory to use Microsoft Installer to deploy just the
database. Try to use
third party installation software.

I recommend Agentix Installer: http://www.aginstaller.com
for creating a single-exe installation package.

It works on all versions of Windows, creates high compressed single-exe
setups, supports
multilingual installations and has a complete set of the gentleman's
features.