how do I make MDB into an executable?

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Luis,

Access has never had the capability of compiling/converting an MDB file into
an EXE file. To distribute an Access database application to user(s) who
do not have a full copy of MS Access on their computers, you must first own
the Developers Edition/Tools for the version of Access that you are using.
These tools allow you to package your application and distribute it along
with a runtime install of Access which allows those users without a full
copy of MS Access to open and run your database application but not make
design changes.
 
The short answer is that you can't. Even with development tools such as VB
or VC, you can create an executable but then you also need a JET database
file (or some other database format) to store the data. So you can't
convert a mdb file to an executable since you need somewhere to store the
data.

For a user to use an Access database, he/she needs to have Access installed
on his / her machine. This can be either the full version or the
royalty-free run-time version. If you have the Office / Access Developer
Edition, then you can create an installation package that can install the
run-time files in conj. with your database on the target PCs. ONLY the
Developer Edition licenses you to distribute the run-time files
royalty-free.
 
You could achieve some of this in that your report and
form code will be compiled and the user will not be able
to see it or change it. Just create an MDE file. j.
 
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