Access RunTime

[Bulzie]

Anyone experienced using the RunTime (RT) option instead of having Access loaded on a PC? Any issues or settings I would need to consider when going this route? And it would be for users within our network. Also can you still use the RT to launch a program even if the user has MS Access on their PC or maybe has an older version then the one the RT was created with?(Like if they have Access 2003 but you wanted to load an Access 2010 RT on same PC? Or if they do have Access 2010 loaded will the RT still work?

[CJ_London]

Issues - no navigation window, no right click menus, limited ribbon, not able to create/change forms/reports manually or with code, although you can change control properties with code

change the file extension to .accdr to see how an app will work in runtime. Useful for testing while developing.

it is possible to install runtime on a machine that contains a full version, but not always. Can’t remember the exceptions but Google to find out. Note you definitely cannot mix 32bit and 64bit


if you have two versions, better the user opens from a shortcut so you can specify the version required

Edit: just realised from the phrasing of your question (instead of having Access loaded on a PC), you may not realise you still have to install a runtime version of access to be able to open the .accdb or .accde. (.accdr is for testing only)

[isladogs]

Hi @CJ_London
The only restriction is that you cannot have both runtime and full Access for the same version e.g. 2010 or 365

Despite a widespread belief to the contrary . . . you can often mix both 32-bit and 64-bit versions (including runtime versions) on the same machine provided you follow the correct sequence of installs.
For details, see my article Installing Multiple Office Versions (isladogs.co.uk)