ACC97: Report Snapshots and Microsoft Snapshot Viewer

Last reviewed: March 12, 1998
Article ID: Q172348

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access 97

SUMMARY

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

Microsoft Access 97 Service Release 1 and Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 1 enable you to save a static picture of a Microsoft Access 97 report in an external file format (*.snp). You can then make the report available to someone who does not have Microsoft Access 97. For example, you can send the report in e-mail or copy it to a person's hard drive. The person needs only the Microsoft Snapshot Viewer to be able to view the report.

MORE INFORMATION

If you have installed Microsoft Access Service Release 1 or Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 1, you automatically have the ability to save Microsoft Access reports as snapshot files. If you already have Microsoft Access 97 or Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, you can download Service Release 1 from Microsoft's World Wide Web site at

   http://www.microsoft.com/office/office97/servicerelease

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address:

   http://www.microsoft.com/

Microsoft Snapshot Viewer is a separate download that consists of a stand- alone executable program (Snapview.exe), a Snapshot View control (Snapview.ocx), and related files.

If you have Microsoft Access 97 Service Release 1 or Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 1 on CD-ROM, Snapshot Viewer is located in the \ValuPack\Access subfolder on the CD-ROM. Snpvw80.exe is a self-extracting file that installs the Snapshot Viewer. Double-click the \ValuPack\Valupk8.hlp file on your CD-ROM for information about installing ValuPack features, including Snapshot Viewer.

You can also download Snapshot Viewer from Microsoft's World Wide Web site at the following address:

   http://www.microsoft.com/accessdev/articles/snapshot.htm

Microsoft Snapshot Viewer enables you to view a report snapshot without having Microsoft Access 97 or the run-time version of Microsoft Access 97 on your computer. A report snapshot is a report that has been exported to the snapshot file format (*.snp), a new file format available in Microsoft Access 97 Service Release 1 and Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 1. A snapshot file contains a copy of each page of the report and preserves the report's two-dimensional layout, graphics, and other embedded objects.

You can distribute Snpvw80.exe to anyone who has Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT. The Snapshot View control (Snapview.ocx) requires Service Pack 5 or later if you are using Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51.

NOTE: If you install and then later remove the Snapshot Viewer, you must restart your computer after you remove the feature. Also, after you remove the Snapshot Viewer, the Setup program leaves an empty folder on your hard drive where the Snapshot Viewer was installed. Use File Manager or Windows Explorer to remove the empty folder if you do want the retain the folder.

For more information about downloading the Snapshot Viewer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q175274
   TITLE     : ACC97: Microsoft Snapshot Viewer Available on MSL

REFERENCES

For more information about Microsoft Snapshot, see Snapshot Viewer Help, which is installed when you run Snpvw80.exe.

Keywords          : RptOthr kbusage
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: March 12, 1998
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