Must your user have Access installed in order to use mdb database in a program?

[larshgf]

Hi,

I am programming in Delphi and uses the MS Access database (2013 .mdb-file). Wonder if the user of my program must have MS Access installed in order to use my program?

[ranman256]

No, you only need the ODBC driver. ADO connections.
Install that and you can view tables.

[Homegrownandy]

split your database so the tables are on a backend and the front end is then issued to each user.

They don't need access installed. but they do need access runtime. Its free.

[larshgf]

I should tell you that my program and database is a standalone application. I dont know if this information change the answer.
I have created an ADOConnection with a connection string to the mdb-file. Will that be enough? Or do I in these circumstances ask my user to install the free Runtime Access version?

[orange]

I have created an ADOConnection with a connection string to the mdb-file

Can't you test what you have to see if it works?
If not, please describe in more detail.

[larshgf]

You are right! Can't do it on my own though with MS Access 2013 installed. I'll test it when the program is done :-)