Creating standalone app with Microsoft Access

Question

Once I saw a DB made in MS Access that worked as a normal program, i.e with an executable file that opened a beautiful UI and allowed access to the forms and reports. I've trying to do the same, I even googled but didn't find how do it. Anyone knows how to build such standalone App with Access?

Answer 1

You cant make an access database into an executable file. It just cant happen however you can fool people into thinking that they are not using access a number of ways, for example

• Custom splash screen (just put a bmp file in the folder and name it the same as your database)

• Hide the access window and toolbars

• Change the access icon

For example take a look at this screen shot

There are lots of things going on here and it would be hard to tell that it is built using good old access 97 (Yes I know the standard toolbar kind of gives it away, it will be going at somepoint).