Hello,

is it possible, if yes how, to install DAO 3.5 on a computer? There must

be no need for installing Access 97 or the runtime version, that any
application can create or "access" Access-Databases via DAO.

Maybe there is a seperate Installation-Kit for this. As owner of Visual
Basic, I think, it is legally to give DAO away. I know that the
Installation-Assistent does this automatically, but I want to know how
to do this without the Installation-Assistent for projects developed in
other languages.

Thanks in advance.

Greetings

Christian

Not supported. You are on your own to try and get this working.

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On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:13:38 +0200, Christian Zimmermann

I'm not quite clear what the problem is here: DAO is not much use
without some form of driving application, and all the likely ones will
provide it: MSOffice; VB; C++ (I assume); Access obviously; PWS and so
on.  I don't know about Delphi, but I imagine it would.

Many non-MS apps now come with VBA or with OLE automation gizmos, but
again they should include DAO if there is any kind of database access
relevant.

Can you tell us how you come to want this, or is it just a case of
wanting to write your own installer?

Tim F

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Tim Ferguson schrieb:

No, Delphi does not. Delphi can use installed DAO-drivers but there is no
possibility to include the drivers in the install-procedure.

I want to install Delphi-written Front-Ends with DAO on computers which
don`t have any Application where DAO is included. It must not be necessary
to install Access to hav DAO.

Greetings

Christian

On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:52:59 +0200, Christian Zimmermann

For sure, Microsoft do allow free distribution of DAO, and it is
indeed not necessary to install Access. All you really need is a list
of files to copy, and the proper method of registering them. Once you
have found this out, is it fairly easy to create an install wizard in
Delphi?

I would guess the order of investigations would be:

  MS knowledge base
  Borland developer support
  hacking the methods out of VB's setup wizard
  Commercial installer companies: Wise etc.

That's about the best I can suggest, I'm afraid!

Tim F

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Tim Ferguson schrieb:

Thanks a lot.

I think, I'll lookup the ini-file created from VB Setup Wizard firstly to
determine the files needed and I hope Ill get all necessary information out of
it to register them correctly. Then I use the other information sources.

Do you even know where MS allows the free shipping of DAO (license conditions,
WWW, somewhere else)?

Greetings

Christian

Hi Christian

On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 14:08:06 +0200, Christian Zimmermann

As far as I know, they just say "files you can redistribute freely",
but I cannot find the reference just now. Maybe one of the MVP's here
could help?

Tim F

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I think MS KB Article Q140212 should cover it all....

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q140/2/12.asp

It goes over the license/redistribution of DAO.

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