Need help with simple GUI

[mackcess]

I'm hoping some of you wise souls can tell me how I should start producing the following:

A stand-alone GUI that allows users to enter info into the form, and when you click Submit, the action is to run a separate program's executable file.



I read that GUI's need to be runtime in order to be stand-alone interfaces on a client's PC? Any guidance on how to start this project is great. I'm lost.

Thank you!

[June7]

Access can easily be programmed to open other MS Office programs/documents like Excel, Word. What program do you want to run?

I think client would need Access Runtime to run an Access file.

If you don't need relational database, then can use something like VB6 or VB.net to build a truly standalone GUI.

[mackcess]

Access can easily be programmed to open other MS Office programs/documents like Excel, Word. What program do you want to run?

I think client would need Access Runtime to run an Access file.

If you don't need relational database, then can use something like VB6 or VB.net to build a truly standalone GUI.

The program I'd like to run is an automation software, and not a Microsoft product. Is this still possible?

Perhaps I should be using VB.

[June7]

The programming languages (VB6, VB.net, VBA) have similarities (VB6 and VBA are closest). I expect any of them could open the software via a hyperlink or Windows Shell command.