Accpac program no longer opening in Windows 2000 environment :(

[irenavassilia]

Hey Everyone,

I have an application that was created in a Windows XP SP2 environment. My client didnt specify that she was using Windows 2000. Now that I have installed the program on her machine the program doesnt even open up.
Could someone please let me know if this is a Windows 2000 issue or could it be that she has Accpac 5.1A for General Ledger Installed and I have Accpac 5.4 although it shouldnt really matter because i changed the version in the ini file.

Thanks alot.

Regards,

Irena

 

[Jay Converse]

Win2K runs fine. But, you "changed the version in the INI file"???? ROTFL, you can't do that!

 

[irenavassilia]

Sure you can. And why cant you? You can change anything you want in the ini file the program reads it... so explain why not?

And even if i dont change it, leaving it as it is it doesnt open.

My Question was...:

Is it because Accpac 5.4A is not installed or something else?

Thanks.

 

[Jay Converse]

Because GL 51 and SM 54 aren't compatible. Which INI file did you change, and what change did you make?

 

[irenavassilia]

GLAccounts.ini

I have a module within my program that reads the database settings in this ini file:

[Database]
Provider="{Pervasive ODBC Client Interface}"
ServerName="Balgord-14"
DatabaseName="BCODAT"

[ACCPAC_Database]
Provider="{Pervasive ODBC Client Interface}"
ServerName="Balgord-14"
DatabaseName="BCOQ"

[ACCPAC]
Version="54A"
APPID="GL"
ProgramName="GL0001"

[Project]
Title= G/L Accounts

[Preference]
ShowSplashScreen=false

[ErrorLog]
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0
Path=C:\Program Files\Balgord\Database\ErrorLog.mdb
Email=evassilianskaia@balgord.com

[Notes]
Path="\BCOQ1\Accpac\a4w32\trustfunddetails\Program\Notes.exe"

; ==================================================

 

[ettienne]

Is this your own application you wrote?
Make sure you do not include any Accpac DLLs when you package your application.
There are significant changes between 5.1 and 5.4, enough to cause problems for your application.
It's time to do what programmers are best at: debugging.

 

[Jay Converse]

Ohhhhh, now I get it, it's not an Accpac INI. You need to contact the developer of that application.

 

[irenavassilia]

lol.. i am the developer of the application...

 

[irenavassilia]

This program has been debugged to the max trust me .

I've done compatibility testing with Windows XP SP2 on my Virtual PC as well as on other WindowsXPSP2 machines and everything works fine.

I have a Setup folder with all the necessary dll's and ocx's as well as a reg batch file which registers these dlls and ocx's.

I understand how the GL Accounts wouldnt open because Accpac 5.4A wasnt installed (this was done for testing on one of the computers here at work)

My client does have Accpac 5.4A installed and the GL Accounts application does open however the Notes.exe application which is derived from GLAccounts.exe doesnt execute.

 

[irenavassilia]

which made me think perhaps it was because of the Win2K environment but from what i understand here its not.

Thanks.

 

[irenavassilia]

aha not including the Accpac ocx's and dll's, I'll give that a try thanks ettienne

 

[ettienne]

If you are using Accpac OCX's on your forms then you will run into version problems with your client, you need to develop on the same version as your client is using.

 

[irenavassilia]

Still not working on Win2K. My form was developed in Windows XP Environment and Accpac v5.4.

My client is on Windows 2000 and Accpac v5.4.

I've tried everything but i keep getting ActiveX 429 error which to me usually means somethings not registered right but I registered all dlls and ocxs.. I dont see the problem.

Out of options .

 

[Jay Converse]

Your story is changing. First you said GL 5.1 was at the client, now you're saying Accpac 5.4. Which is it?

 

[irenavassilia]

My client has Accpac 5.4. Sorry what i ment before is i was testing on a computer that only had Accpac 5.1A.

Its ok though my client is going to change to WindowsXP so everything should be smooth sailing from there.

Thanks.