I have tested it on Windows 2000 Professional (at work) and Windows 2000 Server (at home). It
worked okay with both operating systems. However, I had an initial error on my Win 2000 PC at
work, when I attempted to click on "Add to search list". I received an error that read: "Object
variable or With block variable not set". I think this was just an example of how VBA code can
sometimes act like a temperamental child. I seemed to be able to solve the problem by
recompiling the code behind the form. I was surprised to notice that whoever wrote the VBA code
didn't bother to use Option Explicit. If you add this line of code, you immediately have at
least one undeclared variable to deal with.
Part of the huge download involves the Conversion Tool documentation, complete with narration,
which I think is more than most developer's are interested in wanting or needing to listen to.
Also, strangely enough--as far as I can tell--the E-Briefings for "Sales Support" and "Management
Support" are identical, with the exception of the narrator. The Sales Support tutorial is
narrated by a male voice; the Management Support tutorial is narrated by a female voice. Both
tutorials appear to be word-for-word identical! So, part of this huge download seems to involve
a redundant copy of an E-briefing.
Tom
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Yeah I was really surprised about the size. The reason being there was a hotfix that had to be
obtained from Microsoft (asked for) which I got and I think it was around 1MB for conversion of
earlier versions of Access. I never installed it because well after the first failure conversion
started to work. Or at least seemed to.
Then I got a notice of this conversion utility and to my chagrin noticed Windows 2000 was nowhere
in any of the descriptions for the System Requirements. Windows 2000 is never listed anywhere by
name in any page at Microsoft that has anything to do with this application.
So you'll be a brave soul and see how it goes. Yes I'll be interested in the result but don't
blame me if your harddrives start popping out of the tower. Kidding aside, thanks.
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George Hester
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George
I have not had a need to use the Conversion Toolkit but I am getting it sent
to me to test on a Windows 2000 Professional workstation. I am curious as to
what it can report as we have a few _minor_ niggles, that did not appear as
conversion errors when converting some applications from Access 97 to 2003.
No doubt someone may be able to confirm that it works on Windows 2000 before
I get it. If not I will post my experiences with it when it arrives. I think
it should work although a 51MB download without broadband and a guarantee
that it will work is not an exciting prospect.
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Slainte
Craig Alexander Morrison
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hmph.
I found other locations that said Windows 98 and above and nothing more.
But still not comforatable about it. What good are System Requirements if
they don't tell the System Requirements? Inquiring dopes want to know.
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George Hester
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....and one should note that Windows XP is Version 5.1.
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Slainte
Craig Alexander Morrison
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Maybe because whoever wrote the article thought "NT" includes "NT5" which is the unofficial /
MS-internal (?) name for Windows 2000.
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Cheers
Van
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But it does say "Supported Operating Systems: Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT,
Windows XP" -- leaving Windows 2000 out. Personally, I find it hard to believe that it wouldn't
run under Win2K if it will run under WinNT, but I haven't tried it to find out if the absence of
Windows 2000 from the list is just an oversight.
