ADT2: Local Microsoft Access Installation Required by ADT

• Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 2.0

SUMMARY

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

To have the full functionality of the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT), such as creating distribution disks for shipping your custom database application, you must have a local installation of Microsoft Access version 2.0. There is no way to work around this requirement.

This means that you cannot perform an administrative installation of Microsoft Access to a server (with the SETUP /A command), perform workstation installations of Microsoft Access from the server, and then install and use the ADT on the workstations. The ADT does not work correctly with workstation installations of Microsoft Access; a local installation of Microsoft Access is required.

MORE INFORMATION

This requirement is the first item listed in the "Errata and Omissions in Advanced Topics" section of the README.TXT file that is shipped with the ADT.

Although there are methods of working around this requirement, these methods are not recommended because they create more problems than they solve. One reason for this is that the ADT Setup Wizard is written to look for specific files in specific locations, and a local installation of Microsoft Access puts the proper files in the proper places.

The ADT will work with a Typical, Custom/Complete, or Laptop local installation of Microsoft Access. Which local installation option you choose should be determined by your development environment and which tools you need for developing your application. For example, if you are using ISAM drivers in your database application, you should choose the Complete installation option when you install Microsoft Access.

REFERENCES

Microsoft Access "User's Guide," version 2.0, Chapter 1, "Setting Up Microsoft Access"