Using a database as source of information

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Marcel - 17 Mar 2006 00:23 GMT

Hi,

I'm developing a Word application in VBA and need to store and retrieve
information about files and their contents.

My questions:

1. Can I use the Access mdb files?
2. What when a user has not the correct Office version e.g. without Access,
can I still use the mdb files I supplay and store and retrieve information?

Regards,

Marcel

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Jezebel - 17 Mar 2006 02:51 GMT

MDB is a database format. Access uses it, but you don't have to have Access
to use an MDB database. You can use any pretty well any database engine.
From Word, DAO or ADO are the usual choices. You can even use Excel if you
really want.

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Marcel - 17 Mar 2006 22:48 GMT

Thanks Jezebel.

> MDB is a database format. Access uses it, but you don't have to have
> Access to use an MDB database. You can use any pretty well any database
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