Microsoft KB Archive/887033

= You may receive the &quot;Method 'CurrentDB' Of object '_Application' failed&quot; error message in Access 2000 or a later version =

Article ID: 887033

Article Last Modified on 11/10/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Access 2003
 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the Form Wizard or the Database Wizard in Microsoft Access 2000 or a later version, you may receive the following error message:

Method 'CurrentDB' Of object '_Application' failed.



CAUSE
This problem may occur for the following reasons:
 * The Data Access Object (DAO) was not put in the DAO folder during installation.
 * The DAO was not correctly registered during installation.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, manually register the Dao360.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Search.
 * 2) In the Search Results dialog box, click All files and folders.
 * 3) In the All or part of the file name box, type Dao360.dll, and then click Search.
 * 4) Locate the folder that contains the Dao360.dll file.

Typically, the Dao360.dll file is in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO folder.
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type Regsvr32 &quot;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\dao360.dll&quot;, and then click OK.

Note If your folder location is different, type the different folder location at the command line.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb KB887033

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