Visio2000: Error message: Error Loading Form Information: Unable to Get Category for Datasheet. Equipment List (254753)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
This article was previously published under Q254753

SYMPTOMS

When you try to customize the sample project datasheet by opening Sample Project.vsd and pointing to Datasheets on the Process Engineering menu, and then clicking Customize Datasheets, you may receive the following error message:
Error loading form information:
Unable to get category for datasheet. Equipment List

CAUSE

The Sample Project.mdb file contains a bad record.

RESOLUTION

To eliminate the error message, delete the bad record.

NOTE: This issue affects only the sample project in the Samples folder. All other Process Engineering projects work properly.

To delete the bad record:
  1. Open Microsoft Access 97 or Microsoft Access 2000, and then open the Sample Project.mdb file in your Visio\Samples\Process Engineering\Process Engineering Project folder.
  2. Open the PEProject Files table.
  3. Delete the record that contains Datasheets\Equipment List.vst in the FullName field.
  4. Close the database.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/9/2000
Keywords:kberrmsg KB254753
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