Re: VB on computers

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From: cclark (cclark_at_nospam.org)
Date: 01/21/05


Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:34:25 -0600

Thank you.

"Saga" <antiSpam@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23IcEic9$EHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
> Well, I understand the term DAO better than dbEngine. In
> most cases, I just skip the dbEngine "initialization" and directly set
> the database variable.
>
> dbEngine is a representation of the database engine used by DAO,
> in this case Jet, although you can can also access other database
> types like ISAM and ODBC dbs through their drivers. (In other
> words, you can access an MDB db or SQL Server.). The
> dbEngine object is the top point of the DAO object model.
>
> Use google with the search phrase
>
> dao dbengine
> "dbengine object"
>
> Check out some of the hits.
>
> Good luck,
> Saga
>
> "cclark" <cclark@nospam.org> wrote in message
> news:O6i5OT0$EHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >I really don't know what dbengine is... So if i have a question about
> >it in
> > the future ... Should i say DAO instead of dbengine?
> >
> > "Saga" <antiSpam@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23SnOzM0$EHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >> LOL, I didn't know what dbEngine was either. I figured it was
> >> some db server or something, but then I stumbled onto another
> >> thread by the same poster and he talks about DAO code, giving
> >> a code snippet that declares the DAO dbengine workspace.
> >>
> >> Saga
> >>
> >> "Ken Halter" <Ken_Halter@Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:O6dQJF0$EHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> > "cclark" <cclark@swbno.nospam.org> wrote in message
> >> > news:%23$Axvmz$EHA.2196@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Do I need VB to reside on computers in order to sucessfully run
> >> >> a VB.exe program? The VB.exe resides on a central computer that
> >> >> the
> >> >> users
> >> >> would go to and click on the vb.exe program there. Do the other
> >> >> computers
> >> >> need vb software? Or do they only need a component of VB software?
> >> >> I
> >> >> am
> >> >> trying to use dbengine but it won't work on the other computers.
> >> >
> >> > Adding to the pile here.... If it were just a VB program, and all
> >> > intended users were running Win2k or better, you might get lucky
> >> > because VBs runtime will already be there. Otherwise, a setup
> >> > package
> >> > is required.... but.... since you mentioned that you're "trying to
> >> > use
> >> > dbengine" (not sure what "dbengine" is), you're stuck. In this
> >> > case, a
> >> > setup package will always required (no chance of getting lucky) by
> >> > anyone that uses the app (and doesn't have VB + that dbengine
> >> > installed)
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
> >> > Please keep all discussions in the groups..
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>



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