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If you create an app that utilizes a database to store information, what do u do if the end user doesn't have access, mysql or anykind of dbm? should the code be written to compensate for it or should you make that a requirement? Should maybe a"trial" version be included with your release? mysql is free so that would be a good alternative.
Your application/program can use an access database as a datasource regardless of whether or not the user has Access. Also MSDE is distributable and free so you can package it with your app in place of SQL.
cool. I don't like using mysql because some of the commands are proprietary but it's a nice sql program nonetheless.
do they need to have MDAC installed on the clients machine to be able to use an access database as the datastore?
It shouldn't matter since MDAC is also a dependency of the Framework itself. So if they have the framework they will have MDAC. Although I believe they do need MDAC to use an Access datastore.