MOD2000: Opening Nonlibrary File in Code Librarian Causes Errors
ID: Q236535
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Office 2000 Developer
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
SYMPTOMS
In the Code Librarian, if you already have a code library file open and you then try to open a file that is not a code library file, you first receive the following error message:
Invalid database format.
When you click OK, you receive the following error message:
Code Librarian Assert:
Module:modMain
Sub:AddSubNodes
Err:3709
Error:The application requested an operation on an object with a reference to a closed or invalid Connection object.
As you continue to click OK, you continue to receive the following two errors messages:
Code Librarian Assert:
Module:modMain
Sub:AddSubNodes
Err:3704
Error:The operation requested by the application is not allowed if the object is closed.
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Code Librarian Assert:
Module:modMain
Sub:AddSubNodes
Err:3265
Error:ADO could not find the object in the collection corresponding to the name or ordinal reference requested by the application.
This continues and you cannot stop the error messages nor do anything else from within the Code Librarian.
RESOLUTION
If you receive the error messages described in the "Symptoms" section, you must force the Code Librarian to quit. To do so, follow these steps:
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In Windows 95 or Windows 98, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open the Close Program dialog box.
In Microsoft Windows NT, press CTRL+ALT+DEL, and then click Task Manager.
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Click Code Librarian, and then click End Task.
NOTE: In Windows NT, you must click the Applications tab to do this.
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If you have any projects open, save your changes and close the Visual Basic Editor. Also, quit the application in which you were using the Visual Basic Editor.
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Reopen your project(s) and reopen the Code Librarian.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
If you do not have a code library file already open in the Code Librarian and you try to open a nonlibrary file, you receive only the first error:
Invalid database format.
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Open any Office 2000 program that uses the Visual Basic Editor and press ALT+F11.
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On the Add-Ins menu, if you see Code Librarian, skip to step 5.
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On the Add-Ins menu, click Add-In Manager.
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Click Code Librarian, and then under Load Behavior, click to select the Loaded/Unloaded check box. Click OK.
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On the Add-Ins menu, click Code Librarian.
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In the Code Librarian, click Open on the File menu.
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Open the Codelib.mdb file and leave it open.
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On the File menu, click Open.
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Locate the folder where the sample database Northwind.mdb is located. The default location for the sample database Northwind.mdb is:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Samples\Northwind.mdb
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Try to open Northwind.mdb with the Code Librarian.
Note that you receive the succession of errors mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kberrmsg kbdta AccCon modCodeLib
Version : :
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug