I see...I wasn't aware of this fact...I guess there is really nothing stopping anyone from using Access to develop an application meant for the store shelf.

Not the tool of my choice, but the main ingredient of almost any application is the design and ideas behind the product, not the development tool.

Take care.


>Yes. There is a product available that allows you to do that. I can't remember what it's called, but I think it's something like the Office Developer's Kit.
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>>Can you run an Access application without having Access on your machine?
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>>>There are hundreds of Access and JET shrink-wrapped apps. There are also hundreds of VFP shrink-wrapped apps. What makes you say that MS doesn't recommend VFP or Access for commercial applications?