Jim DeMarco
Jdemarco at hshhp.org
Wed Mar 26 11:02:11 CST 2003
Thanks but: I have only 2 developers who need A2K2, the rest use A97 and all of our in-house apps use A97. Now the two developers can no longer double-click to open the 99.9% of apps that use A97. My laptop with A2K and A97 defaults to A97 on a double-click but I can't remember if or how I got this to happen. There must be a registry entry somewhere I can change to set it back. Changing shortcuts and adding right click options won't do (at this point at least). Thanks, Jim DeMarco -----Original Message----- From: Wortz, Charles [mailto:CWortz at tea.state.tx.us] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 10:37 AM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: RE: [AccessD] Access 2002 overides A97 as default app Jim, There are several ways to solve the problem that there is only one file extension (.mdb) that has to be shared among the various versions of Access. The way I solve it is to create shortcuts for each of my apps that include the path to the correct version of Access to open that app with. For my A02 apps the shortcut looks as such: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Msaccess.exe" /wrkgrp "Path to proper MDW for app" "Path to application" in that order. First you tell it where to find the proper version of Access to use, then you tell it where to find the proper workgroup file to control permissions if you are not using the default System.mdw, and finally you tell it where to find the application. Once I have set up all the shortcuts I never have to worry about them until something gets moved or converted. The only problem with this technique is you have to train yourself to never double-click on the app, always double-click on the shortcut. But if you have enough brains to be an Access developer, this should be easy. Charles Wortz Software Development Division Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701-1494 512-463-9493 CWortz at tea.state.tx.us -----Original Message----- From: Jim DeMarco [mailto:Jdemarco at hshhp.org] Sent: Wednesday 2003 Mar 26 09:16 To: AccessD (E-mail) Subject: [AccessD] Access 2002 overides A97 as default app We just installed Access 2002 for a project but now anytime we open and mdb it opens in the newer version. I tried changing the association in the properties window (Win 2K) but it didn't work. How can I reset the default application for mdbs to A97? Thanks, Jim DeMarco Director of Product Development HealthSource/Hudson Health Plan _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************************** "This electronic message is intended to be for the use only of the named recipient, and may contain information from HealthSource/Hudson Health Plan (HS/HHP) that is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not the named recipient, please notify us immediately, either by contacting the sender at the electronic mail address noted above or calling HS/HHP at (914) 631-1611. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward this email to anyone, and delete and destroy all copies of this message. Thank You". ***********************************************************************************