Hi,

I've developed an Access database that uses the Common Dialog Control.
I need to install the application (and hence the control) onto several
Windows ME machines.

Has anyone got any instructions on how to install the control?  I've
tried coping over the comdlg32.dll and ocx's but windows wont let me as
the dll is in use.  I don't want to (can't figure it out!) use the
Access install system.

When by some fluke I managed to copy over the dll and try registering
the OCX, the computers kept crashing. Putting the orginal dll and OCX in
stopped the computers crashing but I can't use my application.  

 Any advice welcome!

Regards
	John

John Sparks
IT Development Manager, Business Link Somerset 

Hi John,

One solution would be to create a lib directory that installs with your 
application. This way you could install the version of the .dll & .ocx files 
you need without interfering with the system libraries. You could write a 
batch/shell script for doing this or use one of the standard install 
packages (Wise, Install Shield, Install AnyWhere, etc.). Hope this helps,

Scott Eisenreich






>From: "John Sparks" <john.sparks@b...>
>Reply-To: "Access" <access@p...>
>To: "Access" <access@p...>
>Subject: [access] Using Common Dialog control
>Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:38:08 -0000
>
>Hi,
>
>I've developed an Access database that uses the Common Dialog Control.
>I need to install the application (and hence the control) onto several
>Windows ME machines.
>
>Has anyone got any instructions on how to install the control?  I've
>tried coping over the comdlg32.dll and ocx's but windows wont let me as
>the dll is in use.  I don't want to (can't figure it out!) use the
>Access install system.
>
>When by some fluke I managed to copy over the dll and try registering
>the OCX, the computers kept crashing. Putting the orginal dll and OCX in
>stopped the computers crashing but I can't use my application.
>
>  Any advice welcome!
>
>Regards
>	John
>
>John Sparks
>IT Development Manager, Business Link Somerset
>
>
>


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John,
I went down the same path with Access and Common Dialog controls.  I got
away from using common dialog and went with API.  Go to a very popular
site and look under the API section.  Using API requires no ocx or dll.

http://www.mvps.org/access/

Good Luck,
Derrick Flores
San Antonio, Texas

-----Original Message-----
From: John Sparks [mailto:john.sparks@b...] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:38 AM
To: Access
Subject: [access] Using Common Dialog control

Hi,

I've developed an Access database that uses the Common Dialog Control.
I need to install the application (and hence the control) onto several
Windows ME machines.

Has anyone got any instructions on how to install the control?  I've
tried coping over the comdlg32.dll and ocx's but windows wont let me as
the dll is in use.  I don't want to (can't figure it out!) use the
Access install system.

When by some fluke I managed to copy over the dll and try registering
the OCX, the computers kept crashing. Putting the orginal dll and OCX in
stopped the computers crashing but I can't use my application.  

 Any advice welcome!

Regards
	John

John Sparks
IT Development Manager, Business Link Somerset