Access 2003 Runtime questions
- From: salad <oil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:09:48 GMT
Background: My client is currently running an A97 application. On several of his machines he has A2000 as well.
He is wanting to buy some new computers and he thinks its time to upgrade the A97 system to a more recent version. I agree.
I work from home and provide my updates to him via the internet using GoToMyPC.
In order to provide the app without requiring him to buy a whole slew of Office 2003 for all of the office PCs, I want to provide him with a runtime of the app.
Q1) As near as I can determine, I need Microsoft® Visual Studio® Tools for Office 2005. If I am reading the info correctly, I need either the Full version (U74-00171) or the Upgrade version is (U74-00180). Is that correct and do I have the correct model numbers?
Q1a) I notice there is a VSTO SE (second edition). Is that the newest and greatest? Is that what I should be using that instead once I get the VSTO?
Q2) I have A2003 Professional. The difference in price between the two packages is about $200US. I can't determine what the requirements are for the upgrade. Can you tell me if owning OfficePro2003 is sufficient to qualify for the Upgrade version?
Q3) Do I need to install .Net Framework 2.0 in order to create runtimes?
Q4) Do the clients require .Net Framework 2.0 in order to open the runtime?
Q5) I've never made a runtime. Once the VSTO is installed, what is the learning curve on creating a runtime? How many hours (guess-timate, ball park figure) of study does it take before one can get a runtime installed and running an app?
Q6) I work at home, pass the update to the customer via the internet. Would you recommend that my client also have at least 1 version of Access professional at his site? If I understand runtimes correctly, I can provide the users with the Access runtime. Then provide them with 1 or many apps. It, the runtime, simply opens the MDB of their choice. Is that correct?
If so, and they have 1 copy of Access 2003, I can do my updates at home, update their front end with my changes and recompile/makeMDE at their end, and that should work. Is that correct? I hope so, because passing and entire front end over the internet, even with DSL, would be slightly time consuming.
Q7) If they have A97 or A2000 on their machines, I can still run code with the A2003 runtime that does automation tasks with earlier versions of Outlook, Word, and Excel. Is that correct?
Q8) Are there things the end-users will require to run the A2003 runtime? Such as Jet4 or certain service packs?
I basically want to make sure I purchase the right version. As far as the guestimate in time question goes, I don't want them to get the PCs and be sitting their tapping their toes and drumming their fingers staring at the screen as I figure out how to create a runtime. I'd like this transition to go as smooth as possible.
Thanks for any info you can provide.
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