BUG: Setup Wizard Cannot Locate Files on Non-English Mac OS

 Last reviewed: December 6, 1996
Article ID: Q159786
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Macintosh, version 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

When you start the Visual FoxPro for Macintosh Setup Wizard, the following message appears: 

   One or more of the source distribution files defined in
   <path to FoxPro folder>:Distribution Sources:DKSYSTEM.DBF
   cannot be located (BROWSE FOR !FOUND to see which files
   are missing). Run the Visual FoxPro Professional Setup to
   install the files, then run the Setup Wizard again.
Usually the Setup Wizard cannot find the ODBC Setup PPC Control Panel file.

CAUSE

The Setup Wizard cannot locate some files because the names of the folders within the System folder are on a non-English Macintosh operating system.

WORKAROUND

This workaround explains how to locate the Control Panel "ODBC Setup PPC," but you can apply it to any files affected by this problem.

  1. Copy the file "ODBC Setup PPC" in your Control Panels folder to the Visual FoxPro:Distribution Sources:System:Control Panels folder.

  2. Type the following commands in the FoxPro Command window: 

          USE SYS(2004)+"Distribution Sources:DKSYSTEM.DBF"
      BROWSE FOR !FOUND

  3. Change the "Source" field for ODBC Setup PPC to read: 

          System\Control Panels\Odbc Setup PPC

  4. Change the "Sourcedir" field for ODBC Setup PPC to read: 

          SYSTEM

  5. Run Setup Wizard again.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this problem in the products listed above and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When you build a set of disks for a PPC application, the Setup Wizard pulls files from the "System Folder:Control Panels" and "System Folder:Extensions" folders. It looks for all files that it might need for the distribution disks, even if you do not need them for your application. The options you select in the remaining steps of the Setup Wizard determine whether these files actually are placed on your distribution disks.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

You can duplicate this behavior by moving the ODBC Setup PPC Control Panel from your Macintosh System Folder:Control Panels folder to your desktop, and then running the Setup Wizard.

REFERENCES

For more information about ODBC files installed by Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q152516
   TITLE     : List of ODBC Files Installed During Setup

KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: FxtoolDk FxtoolWizother
Additional reference words: 3.00b VFoxMac kbdsd



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Last reviewed: December 6, 1996
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