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jake7363 - 18 May 2005 17:40 GMT

Hi,
I created a database in Windows 2000 and everything works fine. It is a
stand alone file with no security or administrative issues. I copied the file
to an XP system. Both have Office 10. In the database, there is a filterto
show records for the current date and a query used to find records in a date
range.

When the database loads, it shows an error that the query for the date range
cannot run because the Active x control (mscomm32.ocx) is not available. I
copied the .ocx to the system 32 folder. One workstation works, but another
one I tried on it does not.

How can I remedy this problem?

Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jake

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MarkInSalemOR - 18 May 2005 23:49 GMT

Jake,
try
www.trigeminal.com/usenet/usenet026.asp
and
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/Articles/TipsTricks/TipsTricks_Index.html You'll
want the refernce check mda.

I'd offer more of an answer but I haven't worked with the problem enough on
my own system to be as knowledgable as the two people who created those sites.

I do know you'll need to register that ocx file if it was missing the DOS
command regsvr32 will help you out there.
syntax regsvr32 [path to mscomm32.ocx without the brackets]
If you don't know how to get to the Windows command prompt
Go to start
Select Run
Enter CMD
A DOS window opens (actually a Windows Shell Window to be more accurate)
enter regsvr32 and the path at the prompt.

The Trigeminal article has another way to do this that may be better than
regsvr32.

Mark

> Hi,
> I created a database in Windows 2000 and everything works fine. It is a
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> Thanks in advance,
> Jake

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kim whitehead - 22 Jun 2005 03:45 GMT

> Hi,
> I created a database in Windows 2000 and everything works fine. It is a
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> Thanks in advance,
> Jake

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