Blank Visual Basic help screens for ADODB object class members

[Edward_j_51]

When I open the Object Browser (after clicking on the code button for a
form), select ADODB in the libraries drop-down list, select any member of any
class, and click on the help button (on the Object Browser window) all I
receive are blank Microsoft Visual Basic help screens. In the tools
references list I have the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.7 Library
reference selected. If I switch to selecting the ActiveX Data Objects 2.5
Library reference I receive help material in the help screens. Does anyone
know why my help screens are blank when I select the ADO 2.7 Library? Thank
you, Edward.

 

[Tom Wickerath]

Hi Edward,

Here is a KB article that is written for blank help screens when using the ADO 2.6 Library. I
believe the resolution will be similar for ADO 2.7.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=295194


Tom
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When I open the Object Browser (after clicking on the code button for a
form), select ADODB in the libraries drop-down list, select any member of any
class, and click on the help button (on the Object Browser window) all I
receive are blank Microsoft Visual Basic help screens. In the tools
references list I have the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.7 Library
reference selected. If I switch to selecting the ActiveX Data Objects 2.5
Library reference I receive help material in the help screens. Does anyone
know why my help screens are blank when I select the ADO 2.7 Library? Thank
you, Edward.

 

[Edward_j_51]

Hi Tom (or whoever):
I installed the mdac_typ file that I downloaded from the MDAC 2.7
download page. Whether I downloaded Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
2.7 Refresh or MDAC 2.7 Service Pack 1 Refresh, the name of the file that was
downloaded was mdac_typ (self extractor). When mdac_typ was extracted, I
could not figure out what the help files were or where they were located. Do
you know the names of the MDAC 2.7 help files that I supposedly should copy
to C:\Windows\Help to access help from the Object Browser on ADODB object
class members. Also, does the MDAC 2.7 Service Pack 1 Refresh sound like the
correct description of what I should download (there are about 7 or 8
different downloadables under the topic MDAC 2.7 downloads and I'm not sure
which one
i should have used). Thank you, Edward

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

I believe you need the SDK, not the redistributable. I can't see any SDK
for 2.7, though, only 2.6 and 2.8. I guess the help files from either of
those would be considerably better than no help files at all ...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/mdac/default.aspx

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[Edward_j_51]

Brendan:
Thank you for your information. My object browser help worked with the
Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.6 Library reference selected in the tools
references list. I then installed the MDAC 2.8 SDK and copied ado28.chi and
ado28.chm (I believe it is .chm) to the C:\Windows\Help directory. I received
a blank screen, however, for the Microsoft Visual Basic Help screen when I
tried to get help from the Object Browser window for ADODB object class
members (with the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library reference
selected in the tools references list). Is there something more I have to do
to access help for ADODB object class members in the Object Browser with the
ADO 2.8 Library reference selected?
note: I am able to obtain ADO help from the Microsoft Data Access SDK 2.8
selection in the start menu. Thank you, Edward.

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

Sorry Edward, I'm afraid I've never been able to find a lasting solution to
this problem myself. I was able to get it to work for a while by copying and
renaming the 2.6 help files, but every time I got it to work, the next MDAC
release or service pack just broke it again. Eventually, I got fed up and
stopped trying. While I can't get to ADO help from the Object Browser, or by
using F1 in a code window, I find that I can get it if I type a keyword in
the 'type a question for help' box in the VBA editor.

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