It depends on how you are working with it:
  • If you are just using ADO etc, Access does not need to be installed (so you do not need a licence).
  • If you have code that uses Access directly (such as code using Access.Application) then you do need Access to be installed.


There is more information in the article on this subject in the "Access" section of our Database Development FAQs/Tutorials (at the top of the Database Development forum)