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Guest
Windows XP, MS Access 2K
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Hi,
I'm having some problems with running the StartMDB.exe from the AutoFE
utility provided by Tony.
I have split the database, and have FE and BE on the shared drive on the
server. I have copied the FE to the C: drive. The startup and INI files are
on the shared drive too.
I was able to successfully run the startMDB.exe file on MY desktop and
install the short-cut on my desktop, and it is working the way it's supposed
to.
When I tried to run startMDB.exe from another user's desktop, I got the
error message "Null command line prompt sent to utility."
Following the directions from Tony's web-site, I tried to re-run the exe
file using command line prompt, but got the message that the INI file is not
found. I've checked the folder, and the INI file is there.
One thing is that the directory path on the shared drive is pretty long, and
the sub-folder where the startMDB.exe and INI files reside, is 6 levels down.
Not sure if there is a limit to the number of characters that can be
specified.
Then, the next thing I tried is to copy the startup and the INI files on the
C: drive and tried to run it from there. This time, I got the following error
message:
The Desktop shortcut has the following for the first portion of the Target:
'S:\Shared\blahblah\Database\Startup Files\StartMDB.exe'
when it should be:
'C:\ITS Startup\StartMDB.exe'
The actual file is: 'C:\Documents and Settings\amit\Desktop\ITS'
---------- C:\ITS Startup\Getting Started.ini--------------------
[Settings]
MainApp=C:\ITS_FE\its3_FE.mdb
Server="S:\Shared\blahblah\Database\FrontEnd-Master\"
StartMethod=FilePath
Shell="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000\Office\MSACCESS.EXE"
Lockout=No
LockoutMsg=Sorry, the system is not accessible right now.
SupportMsg=Please contact your ITS support person for support.
ShortCutName=Information Tracking System
CreateShortCutOnDesktop=yes
CreateShortCutOnCommonDesktop=no
ShortCutIconFile=C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll
ShortCutIconFileIndex=130
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Auto FE Updater Version: 1.69
Windows Version: Windows XP 5.1 build 2600 (Service Pack 2)
User: Amit
Workstn: WS-F344
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If someone can help me with this, I'll appreciate it. I'm totally lost as to
why this is happening, and how to correct it....
Many thanks.
-Amit
====================
Hi,
I'm having some problems with running the StartMDB.exe from the AutoFE
utility provided by Tony.
I have split the database, and have FE and BE on the shared drive on the
server. I have copied the FE to the C: drive. The startup and INI files are
on the shared drive too.
I was able to successfully run the startMDB.exe file on MY desktop and
install the short-cut on my desktop, and it is working the way it's supposed
to.
When I tried to run startMDB.exe from another user's desktop, I got the
error message "Null command line prompt sent to utility."
Following the directions from Tony's web-site, I tried to re-run the exe
file using command line prompt, but got the message that the INI file is not
found. I've checked the folder, and the INI file is there.
One thing is that the directory path on the shared drive is pretty long, and
the sub-folder where the startMDB.exe and INI files reside, is 6 levels down.
Not sure if there is a limit to the number of characters that can be
specified.
Then, the next thing I tried is to copy the startup and the INI files on the
C: drive and tried to run it from there. This time, I got the following error
message:
The Desktop shortcut has the following for the first portion of the Target:
'S:\Shared\blahblah\Database\Startup Files\StartMDB.exe'
when it should be:
'C:\ITS Startup\StartMDB.exe'
The actual file is: 'C:\Documents and Settings\amit\Desktop\ITS'
---------- C:\ITS Startup\Getting Started.ini--------------------
[Settings]
MainApp=C:\ITS_FE\its3_FE.mdb
Server="S:\Shared\blahblah\Database\FrontEnd-Master\"
StartMethod=FilePath
Shell="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 2000\Office\MSACCESS.EXE"
Lockout=No
LockoutMsg=Sorry, the system is not accessible right now.
SupportMsg=Please contact your ITS support person for support.
ShortCutName=Information Tracking System
CreateShortCutOnDesktop=yes
CreateShortCutOnCommonDesktop=no
ShortCutIconFile=C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll
ShortCutIconFileIndex=130
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auto FE Updater Version: 1.69
Windows Version: Windows XP 5.1 build 2600 (Service Pack 2)
User: Amit
Workstn: WS-F344
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If someone can help me with this, I'll appreciate it. I'm totally lost as to
why this is happening, and how to correct it....
Many thanks.
-Amit
