Re: How do I create a shortcut?

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I don't read anything wrong with TriniGal's posted shortcut (eg an incorrect
drive letter should cause a file-not-found or similiar).

I vaguely recall (and it seems to be rare) that I've sometimes had unresolved
shortcut errors resolved by placing /wrkgrp before the database spec. Whether
this is true or not, there ARE no other options in that shortcut to
"unrecognise".

Also, coming from MS-DOS days, I prefer to use 8char filenames/folders with no
spaces (esp if strange errors). I'm not saying there's anything wrong with
long filenames, but THAT command line is longer than Saddam Hussein's reign
(making it difficult to tell what's going on and/or edit)

And, for example, don't be scared to cut-down a shortcut, just for diagnostic
purposes and to test it step-by-step. If you (say) completely remove the
/wrkgrp spec, Access should load, it should load the database file, and then
throw up some APPROPRIATE permissions error (but you prove Access was found
and that database was found). I don't think it's being too silly to say "take
the generation of a shortcut in steps, and verify expected behaviour in each
step". This is how I found the (possibly rare) ordering-bug mentioned above.

Chris

P.S. TriniGal: it may seem hard, but you are doing/learning a LOT of things at
once (eg database splitting, possibly security issues, and Citrix
implementations all simultaneously. We are all in a rush, and you are doing a
great job. It is sometimes said that the fastest way forward is to take a deep
breath and go slower in spite of the deadlines (step-by-miserable-step)


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