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Running Microsoft Access Runtime on a Virtual Machine

Anonymous
2020-05-27T19:18:41+00:00

I have an application package based in Microsoft Access that I normally deploy using a runtime version.  I have a user who wants to install it on a Virtual Machine but it's running into multiple errors.  Is it even possible to run a database on a virtual machine using runtime?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-05-27T22:19:23+00:00

    Thanks Scott,

    It is a combined database - it was split but I combined it because the links were struggling with the VM environment.  Now it's just giving a run time error when the user tries to click one of the buttons.

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  2. ScottGem 68,810 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-05-27T19:44:18+00:00

    Hi Joyce, I'm an independent advisor and will try to help.

    Yes it is possible, I've done it many times. Though it might depend on the VM software used.

    To help further I would need to know the errors being thrown? One possibility occurs to me. Is this a split database? Maybe the back end can't be found in the VM?

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  3. ScottGem 68,810 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-05-28T00:02:02+00:00

    Just a general runtime error? Is there error trapping in the code behind the routine behind the buttons?

    When you are going to run in a runtime environment you need to use comprehensive error trapping.

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