Article ID: 162934
Article Last Modified on 11/6/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q162934
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
SYMPTOMS
When you change the application's main file name or extension, the dialog page that you use to set up the Registry Values List for your main application file does not reflect the change to the base value, if the value data is set to "$(FilePath)\<Name of the File>." For example, if you change the name of the "Northwind.mdb" file to "Northwind.mde," the Value Data entry does not change to "$(FilePath)\Northwind.mde" (without the quotation marks). This will be a problem, if you change your installation routines to use the new .mde extension.
RESOLUTION
To change the value of the original file name to the correct new file name, you must manually change the Value Data entry in the main file selection in the Registry Values list.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
- Start the Setup Wizard. Select "Create a new set of setup options for my application's custom Setup program." Click Next.
- Add the sample Northwind database to the List of Files dialog box.
- Click to select the "Set as Application's Main File" check box. Click Next.
- Click Next to skip the List Of Shortcuts dialog box.
- Click Add in the List of Registry Values dialog box.
- In the "Top level for the Key" box, type "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" (without the quotation marks).
- In the "Path to the Key" box, type "Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Access\Menu Add-Ins" (without the quotation marks).
- In the Value Name box type "Library" (without the quotation marks).
- In the "Base Value Data on File" box, type the path and name of the application file (<path>\Northwinds.mdb).
- Make sure that the Value Data box contains "$(FilePath)\Northwind.mdb" (this is the default).
- Accept the rest of the defaults on each of the following screens, but on the last screen, click Save and save the template.
- Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard.
- Create another copy of the Northwind.mdb file named Northwind.mde.
- Open the Setup Wizard.
- Select the option to open an existing template, and choose "Use previously saved setup options to create a custom Setup program for my application."
- Highlight the File Name and Path box, and change the path and file to the location of the Northwind.mde file you just created.
- Click Next, Next to get to the Registry Values dialogs.
Note that the value displayed for Value Data reflects the old file name $(<path>\Northwind.mdb). If you run the setup, this will cause the registry entry to be incorrect for the name of the database. This issue manifests itself as a real problem when you are installing a wizard. The registry entry will be incorrect, making it difficult to troubleshoot and determine why the add-in will not start.
Additional query words: MDE
Keywords: kbprb KB162934
