Re: Thinking of upgrading runtime from Access 97, but which version to get?

"ARC" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The main problems I've
seen with Access 97 are the built in e-mail support for sending reports.
Unless a user uses the MS Outlook 2000/XP method, they have to go with
either an .RTF (which doesn't include graphics), or a Snapshot (which they
don't like to do).

Why not use free Lebans PDF utility. A2000ReportToPDF is an Access 2000 database
containing a function to convert Reports and Snapshot files to PDF documents. No PDF
Printer driver is required. http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm

After catching up with some of the posts here, it sounds like the .RTF issue
still exists in Access 2003. This is ok, as long as 2003 will finally
support the use of Outlook Express, using your own defined attachments,

Not really. A2003 still only supports Sendobject for OE.

1) Stick with Access 97, and buy the updated Access 97 runtime scripts from
Sagekey that now supports Windows Vista installs. Buy an e-mail add-in
program that supports build in e-mails, .pdf attachments, etc.

There is VB Winsock code out there which should work.

3) Buy the latest Office Developer 2007.

That's free from MS but I'm sure will cost from Sagekey.

I do believe the e-mail handling, with lack of attachments such as .pdf or
.xls, in the default ms mapi functions, is the big drawback of access 97.
The positives of staying with 97 would be the reduced size of the download,
and possibly faster running speed of 97 (as Microsoft software evolves, it
generally requires faster hardware, etc.)

This hasn't changed much or even at all in newer versions of Access.

Tony
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