Running Multiple Runtime Versions?

[ljr]

I currently develop small applications using A2003 using a 2000 format for
the users, who do not have access at all. I have run into alot of reference
problems and it's a headache. I am considering an upgrade on my machine to
A2007 with runtime extensions. I was curious about users who are currently
running 2000 runtime apps and the possiblility of running apps written with
A2007. What problems will I run into? Will distributing the 2007 runtime
with my app produce errors when user opens a 2000 runtime app? In other
words, some users will have multipe apps using differnt runtimes.

Thanks

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

I currently develop small applications using A2003 using a 2000 format for
the users, who do not have access at all. I have run into alot of reference
problems and it's a headache.

What kind of reference problems? Do you have references you really
don't need? Or, for example, are you using the Calendar control which
can be replaced with an API call or Access forms?

I am considering an upgrade on my machine to
A2007 with runtime extensions. I was curious about users who are currently
running 2000 runtime apps and the possiblility of running apps written with
A2007. What problems will I run into? Will distributing the 2007 runtime
with my app produce errors when user opens a 2000 runtime app? In other
words, some users will have multipe apps using differnt runtimes.

This is going to be a PITA and/or very difficult from the users
viewpoint. The problem is that shortcuts are created by the runtime
has just the database name including the .mdb extension. So now
which version of Access will run the MDB? The last one executed.
That's fine when it's the A2007. But not so fine when A2000 attempts
to open an A2000 MDB.

Tony
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[SteveM]

You can resolve some issues by specifying the actual version of MSACCESS.EXE
to run in the shortcut properties. I invested in the SageKey runtime
installer some time ago and have had complete success with it up to now, even
with different versions of Access on the same machine.

Steve

 

[Jose Perdigao]

Hi Steve,
The sagekey product, solve the problem about windows installer messages
wnhem you pass from one application access 2007 to acc2003?
They have a trial?
Thanks