ADT/ODE: How to Use the Setup Wizard to Join Workgroup

• Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit, version 7.0
• Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools

SUMMARY

This article describes how to join a run-time application to a workgroup file (SYSTEM.MDW) located on the network.

MORE INFORMATION

The following example demonstrates how to use the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools (ODE) or the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit For Windows 95 (ADT) Setup Wizard to create a custom setup routine which joins a workgroup file (SYSTEM.MDW) on a network drive.

1. Start the ODE or ADT Setup Wizard.



2. On the Introduction screen click "Create a new set of setup options...."



3. Click Next to move to the next screen which states:




   Add the files that you want your custom Setup program
   to copy and then set properties for each file. 

4. Click Add.



5. Select the Northwind.mdb database, and then click Add.



6. Click the "Set as Application's Main File" box.



7. Click Next to move to the next screen which states:




   Add the shortcuts that you want your custom
   Setup program to create and then set the
   properties for each shortcut. 

8. Click Add.



9. Type "Northwind Traders" (without the quotation marks) in the Description box.



10. Make sure the File To Open box specifies the full path to the Northwind.mdb database, for example:




   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb 

11. Do one of the following.




In the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools

On the General Shortcut Properties tab, click "I would like to specify my own custom command Line."

In the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit

Under Command-Line Style, click "Specify My Own Custom Command Line."

12. Clear the Command Line box and type the following

    
       "MSACCESS.EXE" /Runtime "$(FilePath)\NORTHWIND.MDB"
       /Wrkgrp \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME\SYSTEM.MDW 

    where SERVERNAME is the actual server name and SHARENAME is the path to the folder where the SYSTEM.MDW is located. (Make sure to type the quotation marks.)
    
    NOTE: When using the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit for Windows 95, you must modify the command line to read as follows:

    
       "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft
       Shared\Microsoft Access Runtime\MSACCESS.EXE" /Runtime
       "$(FilePath)\NORTHWIND.MDB" /Wrkgrp
       \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME\SYSTEM.MDW 

    where SERVERNAME is the actual server name and SHARENAME is the path to the folder where the SYSTEM.MDW is located. (Make sure to type the quotation marks.)



13. Click Next twice to move to the screen which states




In the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools

   You may now add redistributable Microsoft Office, Microsoft Jet,
   and ODBC components to your custom Setup program. 

In the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit

   Which of the following Microsoft Access components do you want your
   custom Setup program to include? 

14. Click Microsoft Access Run-Time Version and Workgroup Administrator.



15. Click Finish. When prompted to save the current Setup template, click No.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbsetup StpNet
Version : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto