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

ID: Q90865

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 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.

CAUSE

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 query words: GPF 3.10

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :