jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Jun 3 10:00:14 CDT 2009
Been there, done that, not on the c: drive. Not in program files, no directory at all for office there. I have never run into that before. I think this is probably a "domain" thing, but as I am domained ignorant... ;) John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Rocky Smolin wrote: > If you can see the drive where it might be wouldn't something as simple as > 'Start-->Search-->For Files or Folders' work? > > Rocky > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 4:46 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Office on a server - where did it go? > > Oh. I am working on a form which, when I drag another subform onto it, > suddenly cannot be opened at all, not in design view, nothing. > "Insufficient memory to complete operation" or some such. This even with my > JIT Subforms in place. I figure it is time for a decompile but I can't get > at the EXE to feed it the decompile switch. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > Rocky Smolin wrote: >> Oh, you misunderstood. I've used decompile a lot to unscramble hosed > mdbs. >> I was wondering why you needed it in this particular case. >> >> Rocky >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 6:04 PM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> 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 >