William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Wed Jun 3 06:38:15 CDT 2009
"I just set up a decompile shortcut in every machine I do development, kind of as a standard thing. There if I need it. " jc ...I always assumed everyone did that. William -------------------------------------------------- From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:03 PM To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Office on a server - where did it go? > > Why do you need to do decompile (just curious). > > Decompile is a tool that, when you need it there is no substitute. I am > amazed that you have > apparently never used it? I just set up a decompile shortcut in every > machine I do development, > kind of as a standard thing. There if I need it. I cannot count the > times that it has solved > problems in the last 10 years. > > > Can you copy the FE to your machine, decompile, and replace? > > The server at their office is "my machine" unless you mean my machine at > my office, in which case > yes I could but it is clumsy, and slow. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > Rocky Smolin wrote: >> Why do you need to do decompile (just curious). >> >> Can you copy the FE to your machine, decompile, and replace? >> >> Rocky >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:36 PM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: [AccessD] Office on a server - where did it go? >> >> One client has a server running Windows 2003 and SQL Server as a BE to >> various Access FEs. I was brought back in to this client because the >> company that did the conversion from Access BE to SQL Server was not >> doing >> what they said they would do. Anyway... >> >> I use VPN and remote desktop to remote in to the server. It is my dev >> machine simply because they do not have another machine to set me up on. >> >> My problem is that they installed Office on this thing (I guess), or at >> least I can use office on this thing but I cannot FIND the actual office >> install. In order to get a /decompile going I need to use a shortcut to >> the >> actual Access EXE and then use the /Decompile switch. Or at least that >> is >> how I know to do it. >> >> Since I cannot find the exe on the machine I am unable to do this. >> Needless >> to say, Decompile is rather important. >> >> I think what is going on is that the office was made part of a domain >> that >> exists at another office. >> As such I am guessing that my user is "virtual" or whatever you call >> it, >> and thus it can use office even though it is actually installed somewhere >> else, probably in that other office. >> >> Has anyone ever run into this? >> >> -- >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >