ADT2: "Setup Parse Error" Error Message in Run-Time Setup

• Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

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

When you are running Setup from disks that you created with the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit, you may receive the following error message after the "Setup is searching for installed components" screen:

   Setup Parse Error in Initialize Pass. Object ID 1: AppSearch Object:
   Bad Default Path Field.

CAUSE

When you ran the Setup Wizard to create the disks, you specified C:\ as the default installation directory, or you specified a directory name that is more than eight characters long. For example, specifying the directory C:\MYPROGRAM would cause the error message to occur.

Including special characters in the installation directory or application name can also generate this message. For example, C:\!MYAPP in the default installation directory or "My Excellent! App" in the Application Name would cause this error.

Regarding the Application Name, the problem is not with the Application Name itself but with the fact that it also creates a Program Manager Group Name, which cannot interpret the special character.

RESOLUTION

Create a new set of installation disks. In the Setup Wizard's Default Installation Directory box, make sure to specify the full path name for the directory into which your application should be installed (for example, C:\MYAPP).

STATUS

This behavior no longer occurs in the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit for Windows 95 version 7.0.

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