GP Fault If MSACCESS.INI Installable ISAM Path Uses '\..'

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q90865

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

A general protection (GP) fault occurs if the path in the "Installable ISAMs" section of the MSACCESS.INI file (located in the Windows directory) contains the characters "\..".

For example:

   [Installable ISAMs]
   dBASE IV=\..\ACCESS\DBSISAM.DLL

The GP fault occurs whether or not the path and/or file is valid.

RESOLUTION

Use explicit paths when referring to files in the MSACCESS.INI file. For example:

   [Installable ISAMs]
   dBASE IV=C:\ACCESS\DBSISAM.DLL

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 GPF 3.10

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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