thanks and a question on run-times

[George Applegate]

I don't know if this is the place to post it, but I would like to
publicly thank a number of people for assistance with access on a
project I've been working on over the past 2-3 weeks. I have learned
AND ACCOMPLISHED a lot, and wouldn't have been able to do it without
the newsgroups or the contributors.

So, THANKS to everyone, but especially to John Spencer, Albert Kallal,
and Michael Walsh (Vanderghast) for ALL YOUR HELP.

I do have one more question and this may not be the right place, but
not sure where else to put it. I am using access 2007 and have the
ability to create "run-time" installable programs, which I have done.
I created one which I called HE1PGM and installed it successfully on a
PC. I then created a second one called HE2PGM but when I tried to
install that on the same PC it wouldn't let me.

It basically acted like it wanted me to uninstall the first one before
I could install the second. I was thinking I could have MULTIPLE
installables on a PC, but is that not the case. It says another
version of this product is installed and install of this version
cannot continue.

WHAT DO I DO or can I have more than one installable...
Thanks,
ga

George Applegate
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Klatuu]

hhmmmmm, I haven't used the 2007 runtime,yet, but I do know it is not
necessary to install the runtime a second time. It really shouldn't be event
trying to.

I do know that for 2000 and 2003, when you run the install created with the
packaging wizard, it will detect there is already a runtime installed and
skip that step. Are you saying 2007 is not doing that?

 

[John W. Vinson]

I do have one more question and this may not be the right place, but
not sure where else to put it. I am using access 2007 and have the
ability to create "run-time" installable programs, which I have done.
I created one which I called HE1PGM and installed it successfully on a
PC. I then created a second one called HE2PGM but when I tried to
install that on the same PC it wouldn't let me.

It basically acted like it wanted me to uninstall the first one before
I could install the second. I was thinking I could have MULTIPLE
installables on a PC, but is that not the case. It says another
version of this product is installed and install of this version
cannot continue.

It sounds like you're mistaking levels here. The "runtime" is a royalty-free
version of the Microsoft Access executable program msaccess.exe; this program
can be used with any Access database (to do what runtime programs do, i.e.
read and update tables but not to change the design of forms, reports, or
code).

Once you have the runtime installed you can put whatever .mdb or .accdb
programs you wish onto that user's computer - without needing to reinstall
anything.

 

[George Applegate]

I figured out what the problem was. In access 2007 you can save the
wizard settings when you create a run-time. Well, I did so. But when
I created the second run-time, even though I changed names,
data-bases, yadda, yadda, yadda, on the final page is a long "registry
type" of value. I suppose this is how the run-time gets registered on
the PC. Well, the second run-time I made had the same number as the
first as I copied the wizard settings I saved from he1pgm to he2pgm.
Once I went into the wizard settings and changed this long registry
type of entry, it worked like a charm.

You know, it was something like:

fac12658ebc3.............................14a98c7d

I just changed the "d" on the end to an "e" or if it was a "1" to a
"2" and it worked fine. Obviously this is used for windows to know
what version/mod level is installed.

I have to tell you, the run-time creation feature of 2007 is SLICK.
Easy to use, save settings, and it creates an installable. All I had
to do was download the developer extensions for 2007 acccess from
MSFT.

thanks,
ga

It sounds like you're mistaking levels here. The "runtime" is a royalty-free
version of the Microsoft Access executable program msaccess.exe; this program
can be used with any Access database (to do what runtime programs do, i.e.
read and update tables but not to change the design of forms, reports, or
code).

Once you have the runtime installed you can put whatever .mdb or .accdb
programs you wish onto that user's computer - without needing to reinstall
anything.

George Applegate
(e-mail address removed)