Microsoft KB Archive/236470

= MOD2000: WinAPI Viewer Cannot Use Jet Database Files =

Article ID: 236470

Article Last Modified on 11/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q236470





Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.



SYMPTOMS
The Help file for the WinAPI Viewer states the following:

By default, the WinAPI Viewer uses the Win32api.txt text file to store API information. You can convert this to a Jet Database for better performance. It is much faster to display the list when opening a database than when opening a .txt file. You can convert the .txt files to Jet Database files simply by loading the .txt file and choosing "Convert..." from the File menu.

This information is incorrect. Further, if you try to load a database file, you may receive the following error message:

An unexpected error has occurred: 0

This error is displayed for database files that have been converted from an earlier version to Access 2000.



CAUSE
The WinAPI Viewer does not support Microsoft Jet databases as it did in earlier versions.



MORE INFORMATION
The references to the use of Jet databases in the following Help topics are also incorrect:
 * "Converting Text Files to Access Database Files"
 * "Working with Windows APIs"
 * "Using the WinAPI Viewer"

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) From any Office 2000 program, press ALT+F11 to switch to the Visual Basic Editor.
 * 2) On the Add-Ins menu, click Add-In Manager.
 * 3) In the list of Available Add-Ins, click VBA WinAPI Viewer.
 * 4) Click to select the Load/Unloaded check box. The Available Add-Ins should show that the VBA WinAPI Viewer is loaded.
 * 5) Click OK.
 * 6) On the Add-Ins menu, click WinAPI Viewer.
 * 7) On the File menu, click Load Text File.
 * 8) Locate and select the Win32api.txt file. The default location of this file is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\ODETools\V9.
 * 9) Click the File menu and note that the Convert Text to Database command is not available.

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