DB Program installation problem

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From: Michael Satterwhite (satterwh.XNOXSPAMX_at_weblore.com)
Date: 09/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:05:47 -0500

I have a legacy application which I'm converting to used linked tables (to a
MySQL database). The Access database is Access 97, and I can't change that.
I've used Wise to create an installation program which worked perfectly on
4 different machines. I then reached one machine that receives the error

        ActiveX component can't create object

A search of the net seems to indicate that this is a problem with
DAO350.dll. Sure enough, that was not on the machine. Finding how to
properly put this on the machine was a nightmare. After some finagling, we
got that on the machine. Then when we tried to execute the program, we get
an error message telling us that vb5db.dll isn't available. We're putting
that on the machine - and will run regsvr32 just in case. Regardless,
installation has been a real pain.

Questions for you experts:
(1) What is the best way to insure that the proper data components are on
the machine. I *THOUGHT* I had done so, but the results indicate that I
hadn't.

(2) If it's missing, what is the best way to get DAO350.dll. I'm sure it's
in one of the MDAC packages, but which one?

(3) Can anyone think of something that would cause the problem with
vb5db.dll. I can tell Wise to install it, of course, but I'm surprised it
wasn't already.

All help is appreciated. Thanks in advance
---Michael

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