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<DIV><SPAN class=393483913-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Unfortunately they did exactly what they were told to do. The
system is broken, and there is no cure within the system.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>John W. Colby<BR>Colby
Consulting<BR>www.ColbyConsulting.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Andy
Lacey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 18, 2003 8:19 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [AccessD] Slightly OT:
Installation protocol<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Interesting John, but doesn't help
when receiving other people's stuff. What should they have done different that
would have saved me some grief?<BR><BR>--<BR>Andy
Lacey<BR>http://www.minstersystems.co.uk<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">--------- Original Message --------<BR>From:
"John W. Colby" <jcolby@ColbyConsulting.com><BR>To:
"accessd@databaseadvisors.com"
<accessd@databaseadvisors.com><BR>Subject: RE: [AccessD] Slightly OT:
Installation protocol<BR>Date: 18/03/03 17:37<BR><BR>
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<DIV><SPAN class=331572512-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Yea, you have a grouse. It won't get you far though.
Welcome to DLL hell.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=331572512-18032003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>BTW, this is one of the things that .NET is supposed to bring to the
table, no more overwriting system DLLs. Since the runtime for .net is
only about 20 megs, you can literally "xcopy" an entire copy of your system,
complete with the runtime that you use, into a specific directory and tat is
what is used for your app. You don't overwrite other peoples stuff,
they don't overwrite yours.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>John W. Colby<BR>Colby
Consulting<BR>www.ColbyConsulting.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Andy
Lacey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 18, 2003 7:14 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [AccessD] Slightly OT:
Installation protocol<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I'd like to know from you who
install your VB apps on other people's machines whether it's normal
practice to overwrite system dll's that are older than the one you're
sending out, without asking or telling? A user here installed a demo which
installed a version of oleaut32.dll. Their version was newer but it stll
messed up my Access app, specifically where it talked to Outlook. Do I
have a grouse?<BR><BR>--<BR>Andy
Lacey<BR>http://www.minstersystems.co.uk<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________
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