PUB2: "ClipArt Gallery Cannot Open..." Error
PUB2: "ClipArt Gallery Cannot Open..." Error
Q107638
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a
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SYMPTOMS
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You may receive the following error message:
The ClipArt Gallery cannot open C:\MSPUB\CLIPART\PUB20ART.IDX. You may
be having hardware problems or someone else may be using the file.
CAUSE
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Local, non-shared installation
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This error message is generated if the following five events have occurred:
1. Publisher and ClipArt Gallery have been installed.
2. Clip art images have been added to the ClipArt Gallery (IDX files have
been merged with ARTGALRY.IDX).
3. Publisher has been erased and reinstalled to a different location.
4. The ARTGALRY.INI file is still the original file; it was not replaced
when Publisher was reinstalled.
5. ClipArt Gallery has been started.
NOTE: The lines in the ARTGALRY.INI file still point to the
original location of PUB20ART.IDX and it is no longer at that
location.
Network-shared workstation installation
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When trying to run ClipArt Gallery after installing Microsoft
Publisher 2.0 to a network node/workstation using SETUP /N, you
may receive the following error message
The ClipArt Gallery cannot open <drive>:\MSPUB\CLIPART\PUB20ART.IDX.
You may be having hardware problems or someone else may be using
the file.
where <drive> is the drive in which your MSPUB directory resides.
RESOLUTION
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Local, non-shared installation
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Try one of the following methods:
1. If the IDX files have not been merged with ClipArt Gallery, edit the
ARTGALRY.INI file, [Import] section, correcting the paths to the IDX
file(s), prior to starting ClipArt Gallery and attempting to merge the
IDX file(s).
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2. If ClipArt Gallery has been launched and the IDX files merged:
- Delete the ARTGALRY.INI file from the \WINDOWS directory.
- Delete the IDX and THM files from the \WINDOWS\MSAPPS\ARTGALRY
subdirectory.
- Reinstall the program files from a custom installation of Publisher.
This will put the correct lines back into the [Import] section of the
ARTGALRY.INI file and allow the merge process to recur the next time
ClipArt Gallery is started, by giving the correct paths to the IDX
files.
Network-shared workstation installation
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To rectify this problem, do one of the following two procedures:
1. Re-install Microsoft Publisher 2.0 to the network (SETUP /A).
Set the PUB20ART.IDX and PUB20ART.THM files to Read-Only
before any user runs ClipArt Gallery.
-or-
2. Re-install using Microsoft Publisher 2.0a disks. Publisher
2.0a Setup marks these files as Read-Only automatically.
To obtain Publisher 2.0a, call the Microsoft Order Desk at (800) 360-7561.
If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for
your area. To locate your subsidiary, call the Microsoft International
Sales Information Center at (425) 936-8661.
MORE INFORMATION
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When ClipArt Gallery is started for the first time, a message window
is displayed titled, "Microsoft ClipArt Gallery." In it, the
following message, or one similar to this, will appear:
Would you like to add clipart from Microsoft Publisher 2.0 now? This may
take a few minutes. Yes No
If you choose Yes, ClipArt Gallery looks to the ARTGALRY.INI file in the
[Import] section to find the path to any existing IDX files. If this search
reveals lines such as the following that point to IDX files
[Import]
File1=E:\CLIPART, PUB20ART.IDX, PUB20ART.THM, Microsoft Publisher 2.0
the IDX and THM files are merged and images are created for the gallery.
After merging, the IDX and THM files are deleted from the installation
directory, and the line in the ARTGALRY.INI is removed from the [Import]
section.
The line is erased so the same prompt won't display the next time
ClipArt Gallery is started. If it DID display again and you chose Yes,
duplicate images would be produced in the gallery.
Additional query words: 2.0 mspub cag create index file clip art cannot
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