ADT2: ADT Application Setup Fails with Error -1809

• Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you install a custom application created with the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT), you may receive the following error message:

   Setup couldn't create a SYSTEM.MDA file. After Setup is completed,
   reboot your computer, then run the Workgroup Administrator before
   you run this application. (-1809)

CAUSE

This problem occurs if no form of file sharing (SHARE.EXE, VSHARE.386, or network locking) is running when the Workgroup Administrator (WRKGADM.EXE) tries to create a SYSTEM.MDA file. In order for the Workgroup Administrator to be able to create the SYSTEM.MDA file, some form of file sharing must be running.

RESOLUTION

There are two workarounds for this problem:

• Ship a SYSTEM.MDA file with your custom application. To do this, add the SYSTEM.MDA file in the Files To Include box in the ADT Setup Wizard. This way, the Workgroup Administrator does not need to create a SYSTEM.MDA file. Note that the file must be named SYSTEM.MDA in order for this workaround to work. No other name (such as MYSYS.MDA) will work.
• Test to see if some form of file sharing is running before starting the custom Setup program. You can test to see if file sharing is running in a number of ways. To test for file sharing in Microsoft Windows, you can start the MS-DOS prompt and then type "share" (without quotation marks). If file sharing is running, you will receive a message stating "SHARE already installed." You can also test for file sharing with a small Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C application (these applications are not discussed in this article).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 2.0. This problem no longer occurs in the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 7.0.

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