[AccessD] Office on a server - where did it go?

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-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 4:46 AM
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> 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?
>>>
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