ADE Tools with Access 2003

[bd52]

My system consists of
Office 2003 Professional
Visual Studion 2003 Professional, which includes an Office Tools Disc.

I'd like to distribute an Access application using the Access runtime and
have been reading all about it in various help files and forums. One article
called "Basics for Building Microsoft Office Access 2003 Runtime-Based
Solutions" suggests that "The Access 2003 Runtime license comes with the
Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions, which is a component of
Microsoft Visual Studio® Tools for the Microsoft Office System. A developer
who owns Visual Studio Tools for Office can bundle his application (MDB files
and any other support files) with Access 2003 Runtime and distribute it to as
many users as necessary."

It is my current understanding that the Licence and the ADE tools do NOT
come with the 2003 VSOT disc and this has been confirmed by the VSOT Team.
They have directed me to the Access forum (hello folks) in the hope that
someone here can guide me. The bottom line is "Based on the 2003 software I
have, should I have the licences and ADE tools to do the job? If so, where
the devil are they? Darned if I can find them!!"

I really don't want to have to shell out £500 for the 2005 tool set.

Kind regards

Bob

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

I don't believe that Visual Studio 2003 Professional (or, specifically, the
Office Tools Disc) is the same product as Visual Studio Tools For Office.

I don't think you have any option but to spend the money on VSTO if you want
to be able to package the run-time with your application.