Missing Reference

[CHuck]

My Access 2000 database works fine on one XP machine, but
not another. It indicates a missing reference: Microsoft
Windows Common Controls 5.0 (SP2)

I see its located in the comctl32.ocx file. I tried
updating the comctl.ocx file to match that of the good
machine, but no difference.

How can I fix this missing reference?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Make sure you register the ocx file using regsvr32.exe.

If memory serves, you also need comcat.dll in the same folder (plus there
are other dependencies for other languages: look for the file comctl32.dep
for details)

 

[Chuck]

Registered the file as instructed, but no luck (both
comctl32.ocx and comcat.dll were in the same directory).
Tried turning off the particular reference on the good
machine, and the missing Windows Common Controls 5.0 (SP2)
is definitely the problem.

Any other ideas?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

So after you registered the control and restarted your application, it still
says

MISSING: Microsoft Windows Common Controls 5.0 (SP2)

in the References dialog?

Try unselecting it, backing out of the dialog, then going back in and
reselecting it. (If it doesn't show up in the list, use the Browse button)

 

[Guest]

No such luck. I tried that a couple of times, tried
rebooting, etc. Still same issue.

 

[JimH]

in database window
tools
activex controls
register

 

[Jim]

Hey Doug,

Comment:

I am having reference file problems, too, between
machines. It seems this is the same on-going problem(s)
with *.dll's and *.ocx's that MS has had for years where
there are different versions of these files with the same
name and the program and app can't distinguish one from
the other and they often get rewritten over themselves
with problems later (as Chuck and I can testify). For me
this is a real problem anytime I make changes to my db.

Jim