[AccessD] Cannot Create Output File

In my experience it means that there is something wrong with the file path
or name.  Is it possible that the output file exists already and the
program isn't set to overwrite existing?

This may be a red herring, but I remember once discovering that Access was
feeding files to an external program too quickly for it to handle; I ended
up putting (I think) a two second delay between calls.

Doug

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote:

> Hey Jim
> It is kind of weird in my testing, as it is compressing the files sometimes
> not always it will hit a file (not always the same one either) and up pops
> the message. That is why I was wondering exactly what the message was
> trying
> to tell me. If I knew I could trap for it. For example maybe it occurs if a
> file is open, but none of the files being zipped are open.
>
> Tony Septav
> Nanaimo,BC
> Canada
>
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> 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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