Direct Animation Reference MISSING - PLease Help
It's possible that the dll has other dependencies which are not present on
your machine. If that's the case, then you won't be able to get the dll to
work correctly. The correct way of dealing with such situations is to find
out which app installed the DirectX dll and run that aapp's setup on this
machine instead of simply trying to copy the required file over (which may
cause more damage).
On the other hand, if you're not using any functionality from the server in
your Access app, you can simply unselect it from the References menu. Use
of common OCXs for "eye candy" like stuff is generally not recommended
because of the References problem, as you've experienced.
< http://www.mvps.org/access/bugs/bugs0001.htm >
< http://www.mvps.org/access/modules/mdl0022.htm >
-- Dev
Quote:
> I have copied an MDB to a machine which has nothing but Win95 and
> Office 97 installed.
> When I open the MDB, in the Tools References table I have one MISSING.
> Direct Animation Library - danim.dll
> Now I have browsed for the file and re-selected it, so that it is no
> longer MISSING and select OK, only to go straight back in and find it
> MISSING again.
> What am I doing wrong, its as if it is not saving the fact that I have
> just selected it, even though the location changes depending on where
> I select it from, as I have 2 copies, one in \Windows and one in
> \Windows\System.
> I have also tried to re-register within the ActiveX controls menu but
> that tells me the file cannot be added. Either it is not an OLE
> Control or it requires a seperate sutup utility.
> Any Help would be much appreciated
> Thanks Mark
