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Is there anyway, that I can run an Access Database, on a computer without Microsoft Access?

I have created a Microsoft Access Database using a public computer, and now I would like to run it on my computer, I have Works Database, though it is not that good, I was wondering if I could save my database to the internet, and access it, add more information to it, and edit it via the internet.
How can I use my database, on my computer without access?

Is there anyway, that I can run an Access Database, on a computer without Microsoft Access?

You can run any Access database on any pc without actually having MS Office Access installed by downloading the free run-time for Access (from Microsoft website) – search for ‘Access Runtime download’.

To run an Access database over the internet is not recommended as it is not robust enough and considered a true client/server database. You will need to use MySQL (or something just as strong and ready for server side processing).

Hope this helped.
Ben Beitler

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5 Responses to “Is there anyway, that I can run an Access Database, on a computer without Microsoft Access?”

  1. Dave Says:
    April 17th, 2010 at 1:49 am

    Well, a Database cannot be "run" it only stores data. Access only facilitates the creation of a Database. You can use it with other software if it is compatible with that style of database. I’ve converted from Dbase to Access and back without any issues. Most SQL based programming packages can access and work with Access databases.
    References :

  2. t-bar Says:
    April 17th, 2010 at 2:01 am

    compile the program into a .exe

    be sure to create the correct folders and (data) files that Access will need.
    References :

  3. Andrew W Says:
    April 17th, 2010 at 2:09 am

    You need the latest version of Open Office – a free programme which is entirely compatible with Microsoft and comes with a wordprocessor, spreadsheet and a database.
    References :
    http://www.openoffice.org/

  4. Andrew L Says:
    April 17th, 2010 at 2:44 am

    It is extremely difficult and challenging to put an Access database on to the internet, so everybody can access it. You will certainly need some knowledge of programming to do this.

    Also, you need Access installed on your pc if you want to run an Access database on it.
    References :

  5. Ben Says:
    April 17th, 2010 at 3:13 am

    Is there anyway, that I can run an Access Database, on a computer without Microsoft Access?

    You can run any Access database on any pc without actually having MS Office Access installed by downloading the free run-time for Access (from Microsoft website) – search for ‘Access Runtime download’.

    To run an Access database over the internet is not recommended as it is not robust enough and considered a true client/server database. You will need to use MySQL (or something just as strong and ready for server side processing).

    Hope this helped.
    Ben Beitler
    References :
    Expert Access database developer, Excel spreadsheet and VBA programmer.
    http://www.about-access-databases.com
    http://www.access-database.com
    http://www.excel-spreadsheet.com
    http://www.trainingpartnership.biz

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