Self-Contained "Database" file?

[woodman650]

Hey guys,
I was wondering if something out there existed that created self containend databases and user-interfaces? What I mean is... I want to create an exe, that when transfered to any computer, can be opened a display a database (stored in the exe). It's values can be altered and saved back into the exe. Maybe it's impossible as the exe would have to be recompiled everytime? But I'm wondering if it's doable, because this would be a great little tool.

Alternatively, if there is not something out there like this... could excel do something similar without having to boot into excel everytime you want to make changes? thanks

[Chip Pearson]

You can do this with Access, creating an mde file, but not with
Excel.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"woodman650"
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> Hey guys,
> I was wondering if something out there existed that created
> self
> containend databases and user-interfaces? What I mean is... I
> want to
> create an exe, that when transfered to any computer, can be
> opened a
> display a database (stored in the exe). It's values can be
> altered and
> saved back into the exe. Maybe it's impossible as the exe would
> have to
> be recompiled everytime? But I'm wondering if it's doable,
> because this
> would be a great little tool.
>
> Alternatively, if there is not something out there like this...
> could
> excel do something similar without having to boot into excel
> everytime
> you want to make changes? thanks
>
>
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[RB Smissaert]

If you have access to VB6 it would be simple to make and .exe that shows
your data in a form. The data itself could be in a text file or files. Just
zip the 2 or more files and pass it on.
There are also some free-ware programs around that do something similar.

RBS

"woodman650" <[email protected]> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
>
> Hey guys,
> I was wondering if something out there existed that created self
> containend databases and user-interfaces? What I mean is... I want to
> create an exe, that when transfered to any computer, can be opened a
> display a database (stored in the exe). It's values can be altered and
> saved back into the exe. Maybe it's impossible as the exe would have to
> be recompiled everytime? But I'm wondering if it's doable, because this
> would be a great little tool.
>
> Alternatively, if there is not something out there like this... could
> excel do something similar without having to boot into excel everytime
> you want to make changes? thanks
>
>
> --
> woodman650
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