only Access

[hendrikbez]

Is there a way to only buy Access, it is for home and I do not need the rest of the office pack for MS, I am looking for 2007 version to get.
I did google, but cannot find any.

[GinaWhipp]

Access 2007 is no longer for sale via Microsoft and I'm not sure where you could get it from as that version is 12 years old and no longer even supported by Microsoft. The only version Microsoft has Access 2019 available here (which will only install on Windows 10)...
https://products.office.com/en-us/access

Why would you want a version that old?

[hendrikbez]

Access 2007 is no longer for sale via Microsoft and I'm not sure where you could get it from as that version is 12 years old and no longer even supported by Microsoft. The only version Microsoft has Access 2019 available here (which will only install on Windows 10)...
https://products.office.com/en-us/access

Why would you want a version that old?

Yes I do have windows 10 on my home laptop, and on my work laptop
On my work laptop I have office 2016
Home laptop I using Libra Office.
I am trying to make something for my wife, (started at work with it) using access, that is why I only need access, I do not want to buy the full office for MS.

[GinaWhipp]

Oops, posted wrong link, here you go...
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ac...ot:overviewtab

[isladogs]

Agree with Gina.
However a quick Google search led me to sites selling various old versions of Office including the full Office 2010 suite for £20 GBP.
Whether these are genuine/trustworthy I can't say

[GinaWhipp]

I should have mentioned that make sure you buy the correct bitness. You state 64bit and most use 32 bit. The two different bitness will not load on the same machine.

[hendrikbez]

Thank You
Access is a bit expensive just for itself, cost more than the full ms version.

[GinaWhipp]

Right because they REALLY want you to buy the Suite.

[hendrikbez]

That is why I was looking for an old version, that will not be so pricey, our RAND is getting very weak against the dollar.

[isladogs]

So why not buy the Office 2010 suite and just install Access?
If I recall correctly both 32-bit and 64-bit are included on the installation media with 32-bit as the default install.
However if its a download, I would also go for 32-bit.
Having said that, the default Office 365 installation is now 64-bit so the proportion on that bitness is increasing and at some point will be the majority.

[orange]

Hendrik,

A colleague recently posted on a different forum --here is part of that post:

..A couple of months ago, I converted my main
box to Linux Mint and installed LibreOffice...I was astounded. I'm currently developing an app for organisations that
rely heavily on volunteers. The prototype was written in Access, but having
read the Base docs, I decided to curtail the Access version and complete
the project in Base, primarily because of the ability to deploy to multiple
platforms, but also because it's free, which matters significantly to
volunteer-based organisations....

He also listed the following:

1. It's free.
2. It runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
3. It's fully integrated with the other LibreOffice apps.
4. It supports many back ends, including Access, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL
and others.
5. Its programming language is everything VBA is, with a few extras such as
classes.

He is a long time database and application developer. (Access, SQL Server and others) and has written many articles on various related subjects.
I'm not saying you should "change horses", but - if you have LibreOffice, it may be a free alternative for your project.

[hendrikbez]

Orange I am using LibreOffice at home, but remember the access database that you have give to me, I cannot get it to convert to base, otherwise I would use base.

[orange]

Hmmm. I'm not a Base user and really don't have any experience with it. I do respect my colleague's opinion --that is shared by others in that forum.

[hendrikbez]

orange, do you have the form name for me.

[hendrikbez]

Ok, I have just bought one that is not expensive here in south Africa