ID Number: Q78620
1.00
WINDOWS
Summary:
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft QuickC for Windows (QC/Win) version 1.0, attempting to
open a file that does not exist may cause the following error
message to appear:
File xxxx does not exist. Please
check path yyyy.
The only option available is to choose the OK button to exit from
the message box. There is no option to create the file. This
happens when the Open option is chosen from either the File or
Project menu.
CAUSE
An incorrect version of the file COMMDLG.DLL can cause the above
problem to occur.
When QC/Win requests that the COMMDLG.DLL file be loaded into
memory, Microsoft Windows looks for the file first in the
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and then in the \WINDOWS directory. When
QC/Win is installed, COMMDLG.DLL is copied into the \WINDOWS
directory.
Other software setup programs may install COMMDLG.DLL in the
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Because of the order in which Windows
searches for DLL files, if an older version of COMMDLG.DLL exists
in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, it will be loaded into memory,
possibly causing problems for QC/Win.
RESOLUTION
In order to avoid using an incorrect version of COMMDLG.DLL, check
the \WINDOWS and \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories for copies of
COMMDLG.DLL. The version supplied with QC/Win version 1.0 is 79744
bytes in size and is dated 08-21-91.
Microsoft Money version 1.0 and Microsoft Publisher version 1.0
also ship with the file COMMDLG.DLL. The version of the file
supplied with these two products is 79840 bytes in size and is
dated 08-22-91. The setup programs for these two products install
the COMMDLG.DLL file in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. This version of
COMMDLG.DLL works correctly with QC/Win version 1.0.
If other versions of COMMDLG.DLL are found, they should be deleted
or renamed so that Windows does not use them.
More Information:
Ami Pro, the word processor from Lotus Corporation, installs a version
of COMMDLG.DLL that has a size of 73408 bytes and a date of 06-14-91.
This version of COMMDLG.DLL causes QC/Win to exhibit the problem with
opening non-existent files. It is not known whether using the newer
version of COMMDLG.DLL that is supplied with QC/Win causes problems
with Ami Pro.
Additional reference words: create 1.00