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jeremy Grubba - 16 Jun 2005 21:35 GMT
I am Shelling out to an Access 97 from an Access 97 DB. The reason is that we
want to have dynamic reporting and we can not have an MDE be dynamic. As any
changes to the form needs to be done in design mode. The other part of the
program (where we are shelling from) can be an MDE. Which is what we want.
Now. The problem is that this all works fine on the development computer yet
the Shell locks up on every other PC we try this on. I have (please don't
laugh too hard) about 80 checkboxes that I make visible and move into
position based on whatever reporting options the user wants. We choose 80 as
a max number. There are a total of 86 controls on this form so I don't think
there has been a limit reached. Is there anyone that has any ideas. I hope I
conveyed my problem so it can be understood.
Douglas J. Steele - 16 Jun 2005 22:18 GMT
Have you considered using Automation, rather than shelling?

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>I am Shelling out to an Access 97 from an Access 97 DB. The reason is that
>we
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> I
> conveyed my problem so it can be understood.
jeremy Grubba - 17 Jun 2005 14:01 GMT
No I haven't. I will look into it. Thanks for a fresh idea.
jeremy Grubba - 17 Jun 2005 19:37 GMT
I did not get a chance to try the Automation. I was instructed to just make
it work and to forget about the MDE. The two seperate databases have become
one and now everything works.
david@epsomdotcomdotau - 22 Jun 2005 10:16 GMT
If you wish, you can move some of the contents of the mdb into
a seperate mde and use the mde as a library reference. The dynamic
reports can be in the base mdb, and some or all of the library code
and forms in the reference mde.

(david)

> I did not get a chance to try the Automation. I was instructed to just make
> it work and to forget about the MDE. The two seperate databases have become
> one and now everything works.
 
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