[AccessD] Cannot Create Output File

Jim Dettman jimdettman at verizon.net
Sun Feb 5 09:35:46 CST 2012


At a guess it's either the output path is invalid or the login doesn't have privs for the directory.

Jim

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On Feb 5, 2012, at 9:31 AM, "Tony Septav" <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote:

> Hey All
> I have a form in an 2003 application that allows the user to zip/unzip files
> relating to a project. I am Shelling out to the Windows zip program.
> Everything basically works fine, but the odd time in the
> archiving/compressing of the files a message box from the zip program pops
> up  "Cannot Create Output File".
> 
> 1. Can someone tell me what this means ( I have tried Goggling for an
> explanation)?
> 2. Because the message is outside the application sometimes when I click the
> button in the message box it locks up my application. I have tried to close
> it in Access code but of course to no avail as Access is not controlling the
> program.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks
> Tony Septav
> Nanaimo, BC
> Canada
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