Using an Access Database without Access

[mrgeeza]

Hey!

I've built my program a database in Access 2010. Works very nice. But I've had a thought. When my program is compiled and I give it out to users. Will those users need a copy of Microsoft Access to use my program.

If so, How could I make it so that no install of Access is needed.

I hope i've made that clear enough

MrGeeza

[minitech]

No, they definitely won't need a copy of Microsoft Access. They might need an OLEDB component, though, which is inevitable.

[mrgeeza]

Thats fantastic

What is the best way of storing data for programs? Whats the most common?

[minitech]

Well, of course, it depends For .NET applications, I like SQL Compact Edition. It comes with the framework and you don't really have to worry that much about portability. But, of course, it depends what you're storing - there's no global "most common" or "best" way to do it.