references

[norm]

I read somewhere that DAO is a required reference for access to operate. Can anyone explain the .BuiltIn property i printed out below?

Can anyone explain why my (checked) references dialog box reads DAO 3.5 while it prints out version 4.0?

Thanks for any help!
norm

.Name: VBA
.Major.Minor: 3.0
.BuiltIn: Required
.IsBroken:
.Kind: 0
.Guid: {000204EF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
.Name: Access
.Major.Minor: 8.0
.BuiltIn: Required
.IsBroken:
.Kind: 0
.Guid: {4AFFC9A0-5F99-101B-AF4E-00AA003F0F07}
.Name: DAO
.Major.Minor: 4.0
.BuiltIn:
.IsBroken:
.Kind: 0
.Guid: {00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

 

[accesswatch]

Confusing isn't it
Version 4.0 is the Typelib Version Not the file version

Try this link for further info about the DLL
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp?sd=MSDN

Try this link for infop about Typelibs http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q239/9/30.ASP

Just as an aside, looking at this I have found that although I have version 3.51 installed on my PC I am still referencing 3.50 in Access 97
dao350.dll 3.51.1027.0 is installed by SR2 but the Access 97 reference is not updated automatically

dao350.dll 3.51.1608.0 Is installed by Visual Studio (Vb 6.0 etc)

Regards

 

[accesswatch]

Sorry missed the first part of your question
Builtin means it is 'Built In' to access i.e it is installed with access and is always required. The always required libs with 97 are the DAO lib and VBA
If your property reads Builtin FALSE then this applies to a lib that you, or another install, has added aftert the initial Access install e.g if you added a reference to the Excel lib then when you look at the properties you will see the Excel lib name and Built In FALSE i.e the Lib is NOT part of standard Access

Regards
Trevor from www.accesswatch.co.uk

[This message has been edited by accesswatch (edited 12-03-2000).]

 

[norm]

Yeah, pretty confusing. Thanks much for your response. I'll check out those url's you mentioned.

Did you mean to say 'Access' and VBA in your 2nd response instead of 'DAO' and VBA? My install marks 'Access' and 'VBA' as Builtin, required references while not marking DAO.?

thanks again,
norm