Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Wed Jun 3 08:14:45 CDT 2009
I've always just found mine in the 'Start-->Run' list. But I don't find that I need it often enough to shortcut it. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 4:38 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Office on a server - where did it go? "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 > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com