and a SET SHOWPLAN_TEXT (or SHOWPLAN_ALL)

MSDE (what I assume is meant by "runtime") should have the osql CLI tool.

There's also a registry setting to turn plan logging on for the Jet engine that Access uses.

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[edit: removed restatment of your statement :)]