>>I created a very simple application, compiled it into an .exe for distribution and it works fine on the development machine. When installed on various client machines, the error "File Does Not Exist" occurs when the .exe is launched. If you choose 'IGNORE' the .exe launches and the application seems to run fine. I have checked, and checked again several times and am confident that all the necessary files are being included in the project.
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>>Questions:
>>1. Is it possible to get a reference to the specific file that purports not to exist, rather than the general error message?
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>>2. The compile of the exe did not report errors, so how can a file necessary to the project not be included at runtime?
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>>3. The closest reference I saw on Microsoft Tech Support site was if you issue a SET HELP TO in your clean up code, it causes the error when the exe closes. My error occurs at the beginning. The only code in the .prg(set main) that calls the primary form for the app is:
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>>CLOSE DATABASES
>>RELEASE ALL
>>CLEAR ALL
>>Could these references cause the 'File Does Not Exist' Error?
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>>Thanks.
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>Did you ever figure out what the problem was, I'm having the same situation?
>Any help would be very appreciated.
I vaguely remember a similar problem where the starting path for a VFP application contained a space, specifically, using a UNC where either the machine name or share name contined a space. It's been a while since I saw this, but using a mapped drive cleared up the problem. If you start your application via a shortcut, could you post the shortcuts
complete Target (the first line of the shortcut tab when viewing the shortcut properties) and
Start In values?
I think that I ran into this installing UT's offline browser at one point on a system to a path with a space in it, too.
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>Thanks
>Dave