Deploying vb.net application into other computer using microsoft accesss database file

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Hi.Im using microsoft access DB file in my vb.net application and now i want to install this application into other computer. But the problem is, what if it has no microsoft access or microsoft office installed in that computer? Can the application still can access to database?
What are the solutions in this problem? Help im a newbie!

Posted 10-Jun-13 2:14am

akosisugar

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ZurdoDev 10-Jun-13 8:22am

How are you accessing the db? Using ADO.Net? If so, it should work fine if you publish you app and include all references.

akosisugar 10-Jun-13 8:32am

Sir..this is how set my connection string to my project..
connectionString="Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|\Database1.accdb"

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2013-06-10T02:44:00

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Yes you can access a database without installing access itself.
Try http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4438[^].

Posted 10-Jun-13 2:44am

Abhinav S

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akosisugar 10-Jun-13 8:51am

should this also be include in the installation package?

Member 10254249 15-Oct-13 2:23am

will one make two different packages? (the vb.net one and the access one)
and also in the connection string what are you supposed to write?

Abhinav S 10-Jun-13 8:53am

Yes. You could install this via a deployment package.

akosisugar 10-Jun-13 8:58am

ah ok. I use access 2010.the link youve given is 2007 version.which version should i download?

Abhinav S 10-Jun-13 9:00am

You would probably need the right version. Maybe searching on the MS site would help.