Microsoft KB Archive/140465

= ADT95: Microsoft ADT 95 Readme.txt File Contents =

Article ID: Q140465

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 7.0

SUMMARY
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article lists the sections and topics contained in the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT) for Windows 95 version 7.0 Readme.txt file.

MORE INFORMATION
Here are the sections and topics listed in the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit 7.0 Readme File (Readme.txt).

Product Support Services

 * Support for the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit
 * Providing Your Product ID to PSS

Installation

 * Installing the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit for Windows 95
 * Installing to a Clean Machine
 * Installing to a Machine That Has ADT 2.0 Installed

Run-Time Environment
 Custom Shortcut Menus Not Working Some Error Messages Include "Microsoft Access" in the Title Minimized Database window Shows Title Custom Help Files  The CloseCurrentDatabase Method vs. the Quit Method of the DoCmd Object 

Setup Wizard
General Issues

  Uninstalling Microsoft Access 95 Breaks Custom Applications Within the Run-Time Environment   Uninstalling Visual Basic 4.0 Breaks Custom Applications Within the Run-Time Environment </li> Administrative and Run From Network Server Installations</li> Saving Property Changes in Setup Wizard Screens</li>  Setup Wizard Does Not Store State of the check box on the Run Executable Screen </li> Setup Wizard Might Prompt to Save Template Unnecessarily</li> Trying to Create Disk Images on a Read-Only Share</li> Reinstall Fails After Maintenance Removal of Workgroup Administrator</li> Specifying a Command Line to Run an Executable File After Setup</li>  Very Large Components Show Negative Numbers in Your Custom Setup Program </li> Application Name Cannot Contain Quotation Marks</li> Removing Component in Single-Component Setup Does Not Remove All</li></ul>

Files Screen

 Main Application File Should Be Required</li> Setup Wizard Unable to Use Exclusively Locked File</li> Adding a System Database File to Your Custom Setup Program</li> Validation Order in Files Screen Can Lead to Errors</li> Filename Cannot be a UNC Path to a Folder</li> <li>Custom Setup Program Requires Three-Character Extensions</li> <li> Custom Setup Program Can Break If Including a File with an All Numeric Extension </li> <li>Installing to a Short Filename System</li></ul>

Shortcuts and Registry Pages

<ul> <li>Shortcut Names Truncated on Short File Installation</li> <li>Shortcut Description Limit of 40 Characters</li> <li>Shortcut Descriptions Cannot Contain Certain Characters</li> <li>Duplicate Names for Shortcuts</li> <li> Invalid command line will cause general protection fault in custom Setup program </li> <li>Shortcuts on Windows 95 Require Qualified Program</li> <li>Custom Shortcuts for Access Components Must Be in Lowercase Letters</li> <li>Custom Microsoft Access Component Shortcuts Need Related Files</li> <li>Creating a Shortcut to Uninstall Your Application</li> <li>Unable to Use % in Command Lines or Registry Entries</li> <li>$(WorkgroupFile) Not Enforcing Requirement for Workgroup File</li> <li>Custom Command Line cannot have $(WorkgroupFile) as Its Program</li> <li>$(Profile) Is Replaced with Quotation Marks in Registry Values</li> <li> Compact and Repair Options Should Be Disabled for Microsoft Access Shortcut Files </li></ul>

Microsoft Access Components


 * Setup Wizard Fails to Find Files in Some Cases
 * Hatten.ttf File Not Found for Replication Component Under Windows NT
 * Setup Program Does Not Launch Transporter After Setup Completes
 * Setup Wizard Does Not Include Briefcase Support Files
 * Setup Fails If Drop Box Folder Is Invalid
 * Replication Log Is Placed in the Drop Box Folder

Creating Disk Images


 * Setup Wizard Cannot Create Images on Top Level of UNC Share
 * Progress Meter in the Setup Wizard Is Not Linear
 * Setup Wizard Hangs If Out of Disk Space While Compressing
 * Setup Wizard Hangs If Application Name Contains String $(Profile)
 * Compressed Folder Names Use Short Filenames

Custom Controls
General Issues

<ul> <li>Developer's Toolkit Does Not Include a 32-bit Scrollbar Control</li> <li>Using MsgBox Statements or Functions Can Interfere with Mouse Events</li> <li> Cannot Set MousePointer Property to Custom in the Microsoft Access Property Sheet </li> <li>Named Arguments Not Supported</li> <li>Custom Control BackColor and ForeColor Help</li></ul>

CommonDialog Control


 * Print Dialog Box's Min, Max, and FromPage Property Settings

Data Outline Control

<ul> <li> Data Outline Control Does Not Work with Double Byte Character Set Languages </li> <li>Error Switching Views in Enabled Database</li> <li>LostFocus Event Fires Twice After Form Opens</li> <li>AfterFormClose Event Does Not Fire</li> <li>Validation Error Generated Repeatedly While Scrolling</li> <li>Error Using Context-Sensitive Help in Microsoft Access Property Sheet</li> <li>Data Outline Control Shows No Data for GUID Joined Levels</li> <li>Incorrect Error Message When ODBCKeySize Setting Is Too Small</li></ul>

ImageList Control


 * Custom Bitmap Sizes in an ImageList Control
 * Image Size Settings Lost When Setting MaskColor Property
 * "Out of Memory" Errors Adding Icons After Bitmaps

ListView Control


 * Incorrect Arrange Property Constant

RichTextBox Control


 * RichTextBox Focus Problems and Issues Related to Data Binding
 * Control Paints Incorrectly When Switching from Design to Browse View
 * Incorrect Font Spacing After FontSize Is Changed
 * SelPrint Method Not Supported

Slider Control

<ul> <li> Reset Height and Width After Changing Orientation Property at Run Time </li></ul>

TabStrip Control


 * TabStrip ClientLeft and ClientTop Properties Return Incorrect Values
 * Subform Control Might Not Properly Receive Focus

Toolbar Control


 * RestoreToolbar Method Requires Buttons with Images
 * Custom Button Size Lost During Switch from Browse to Design view
 * Multiline Toolbar Can Resize Incorrectly in Design view

TreeView Control


 * Right Mouse Button Argument Not Recognized

Microsoft Graph

 * Using Named Constants with Microsoft Graph

Win32 Api Viewer

 * "Unexpected Error" When Opening an Invalid Database File
 * Code Segments Need to Be Pasted in a Specific Order

Microsoft Access Developer Sampler Cd
<ul> <li>Roadmap Crashes If Using Keyboard on Particular Topic</li> <li>Painting Problems in the Developer Roadmap</li> <li> First Page of Mastering Access Preview Does Not Wait for Click on     Button </li></ul>

Documentation
Online Help

<ul> <li>Getting Help on Custom Controls</li> <li>Printing Help Topics on Windows NT</li> <li> ADT Help Topics Available from Contents and Index Tabs of Microsoft Access Help </li> <li> Changes to the Microsoft Access Help Topic "Microsoft Language     Elements That Apply to Custom Controls" </li></ul>

Printed Language Reference and Data Access Reference


 * Microsoft Office 95 Data Access Reference
 * Microsoft Access Language Reference

Keywords         : DcmOthr Version          : 7.0 Platform         : WINDOWS Hardware         : x86 Issue type       : kbinfo