MDE Files - Problems Moving them once Created

[Guest]

Hello,
I need help, what I have run into is this. I create an MDE from an Access
2000 Database, in to Folder A, and when I test it, no problem it works.
I move the MDE from Folder A to Folder B, and create a short cut, no go it
does not work. I Click directly on it, no go. I Launch Access and select the
file, it runs without any problems.

So, if I do it over again and create the MDE in Folder B, it works, shortcut
etc, I move it to Folder A, and it does not work.

I have checked all permissions, for the folders, as I was in Admin I should
be able to run it anyway, no matter what or where.

Question, why. Why can I not move the MDE, why does it look like I have to
create it in the folder which I wish to use it, it is going to be shared
around and used in a Share folder but while I am working on it I would like
to give my users a Short cut and work and create the file test and then move
to the correct location so short cuts will always work.

 

[Guest]

I would suggest you not put the mde in a share folder. You should just
distribute a copy of the mde to all the users so they run it from their local
drives. Sharing an either an mde or mdb is always a bad idea.

Now if you are going to tell me the data is in the same mde so you can't do
that, I would say that is even worse.
Split your database, put he Back End in the shared folder, put a copy of the
Front End on each user's local drive.

 

[Bob Howard]

I suspect the problem is likely in an area not yet explored. I deploy MDEs
using Inno Setup to various computer, move the MDEs around and have no
problem with any of them.

What your message does not specify is what is going wrong. You say it
doesn't work, but you don't give information on "how it doesn't work" ---
like an error emssage, etc.

That would help....

Bob.

 

[Albert D.Kallal]

The only thing I can think of is that you have a reference to another mde
(library code) file that resides in the same dir.

I would check tools->references in the mdb file, and remove any ref to a mde
file in there.....