PRB: Warning Message in MS Access After Installing ODE Tools

• Microsoft Access 97

SYMPTOMS

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

You may receive the following warning message when you open Microsoft Access 97 after installing the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools (ODE Tools):

   You don't have a source code control program (such as Microsoft Visual
   SourceSafe) installed on your machine. The source code control commands
   are therefore not available.

   Do you want to see this warning again?

CAUSE

You receive the warning message if you install the Microsoft Access Source Code Control component of ODE Tools, but you do not have source code control software, such as Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, installed. This warning also appears if you have Microsoft Visual SourceSafe installed on your computer, but you only installed the server component and not the client component.

RESOLUTION

If you do not intend to use source code control software, you can disable the warning message by clicking No at the "Do you want to see this warning again?" prompt.

If you plan to install Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, be sure to install the Client Program (Intel 32-bit) component (in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 5.0), or the Network Client Setup component (in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 4.0) on your computer. If you do not install the client component, the warning message still appears in Microsoft Access.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The Microsoft Access Source Code Control component of ODE Tools installs the following files on your computer:

File Name      Description

Accscc.dll     Source code control add-in
Addsccus.dll   Localization file for source code control add-in
Sccaccus.hlp   Source code control Help file
Sccaccus.cnt   Source code control Help file component
Sccaccus.fts   Source code control Help file component
Sccaccus.gid   Source code control Help file component
Sccaccus.ftg   Source code control Help file component
Sscontrl.doc   Source code control White paper

REFERENCES

For more information about source code control, search the Help Index for "Source Code Control," or refer to the Source Code Control White paper included with Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools.