[RESOLVED] VB6 Can't save as or see save

[Magestickown]

didn't know where else to put this

so i spent about 2 weeks on a project and mistakenly saved it a default folder 'VB98' in program files for Visual Studio

i cannot see it when i go to that folder, but i can see it when i go to that folder in vb6 project viewer

i want to reformat but I don't want to lose that project, please help

[si_the_geek]

You should never have editable data files within the ProgramFiles folder, and doing it can cause various problems - such as the one you are getting, which is caused by virtualisation (which hides one aspect of badly written programs, and helps them work on Windows Vista/7). It is rather unfortunate that VB6 in its default configuration shows that folder for Save As etc, as many people have saved things there without thinking it through.

What I would recommend is to open VB and get the folder listed in the one of the dialogs (open/save/etc), then within that dialog right-click on a folder name, and select "Explore" or "Open". You should then get an Explorer window that contains the files, which you can then copy to a 'proper' location (such as your Documents folder).

[dilettante]

Might be a good item for a FAQ or Tips thread here: After each re-install of VB6 change the "start in" or "working directory" entry in your VB6.EXE's Start Menu shortcut to point to a default work folder.

[Magestickown]

You should never have editable data files within the ProgramFiles folder, and doing it can cause various problems - such as the one you are getting, which is caused by virtualisation (which hides one aspect of badly written programs, and helps them work on Windows Vista/7). It is rather unfortunate that VB6 in its default configuration shows that folder for Save As etc, as many people have saved things there without thinking it through.

What I would recommend is to open VB and get the folder listed in the one of the dialogs (open/save/etc), then within that dialog right-click on a folder name, and select "Explore" or "Open". You should then get an Explorer window that contains the files, which you can then copy to a 'proper' location (such as your Documents folder).

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EDIT:
I can change the names of the form within the project and then I can save project as

[si_the_geek]

Doing a Save As will work, but make sure that you do it for each of the files (forms/modules/class modules/...) that are in the project before you do the project itself.

[Magestickown]

Doing a Save As will work, but make sure that you do it for each of the files (forms/modules/class modules/...) that are in the project before you do the project itself.

fix'd
thanks