FIX: Path Problems Using Project on Network Server (171474)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q171474 SYMPTOMS
Saving a project to one network share and creating the exe on a different
network share causes Visual Basic to generate an invalid path to the EXE
file.
CAUSE
This problem is caused when Visual Basic attempts to store the path to the
EXE relative to the Project files.
RESOLUTION
Keep EXE and Project on same share or upgrade to Visual Studio 97 Service
Pack 2.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio
97 Service Pack 2.
For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why
For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual
Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/18/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbvbp500sp2fix kbVS97sp2fix KB171474 |
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