Microsoft Data Access SDK
I know this isn't specifically a VB issue, but I suspect there are many on
the NG that are familiar with these matters.
I spent about two hours last night trying to install the current MS Data
Access SDK to the following path on my home pc:
e:\program files\msdasdk
All went well while the files were being copied, but in the final phase of
the install there are apparently numerous registry updates. Every time I
tried to do this install I would get a fatal error in a dll and the install
would terminate.
I finally resorted to allowing the sdk to install to the default directory
c:\msdasdk. When I did that everything worked without a hitch. I then moved
the entire directory to the path shown above and used Norton Utilities
Windocter to find all of the registry keys that had to be upfixed.
My question is, what would cause this type of error? I am guessing that it
may have something to do with the overall length of the full path to a
particular file. If that is so, then is it absolutely certain beyond any
doubt that I will run into problems when I start using the sdk because the
path is too long?
BTW, I'm using Win95 OSR1 with all appropriate service packs and other
patches and my file system is FAT16.
