DAO 3.6 / run time error: Couldn't find installable ISAM

[leigh_wardle]

Hi,

I've got 3 VB6 applications all using DAO 3.6.

They were working happily 3 months ago.
I haven't made any changes to the source code since then.

Now when I run the codes from the VB6 development environment I get this run time error:

Couldn't find installable ISAM.

The .exe files that were built 3 months ago run without the error.

I have recompiled one of apps.
Running the .exe does not have the "Couldn't find installable ISAM" problem.

I have tested a minimalist app that uses DAO 3.6 - it runs fine from the VB6 development environment

Regards,
Leigh

[Elroy]

Hi leigh,

Welcome to VBForums.

Can you give us a bit more information? For instance, you can it crashes when running in the VB6 IDE (integrated development environment). Therefore, can you give us a snippet of code that shows us the line it's crashing on? You should be able to click "Debug" when it crashes, and then it'll show you the exact line of code that crashed.

Also, please be sure to surround any code you post with the ...

[code]
your code here
[/code]

... tags.

Also, can you tell us what type of database you're using? Is it an MDB file, an ACCDB file, or possibly an ODBC connection? If you could show us a snippet of code where the database is actually being opened, that may help as well.

Regards,
Elroy

[westconn1]

did you search on this error? there must be a million hits for it

what changed in the last 3 months? some windows update? some change to the registry? update to office? which isam is missing? this relates to the type of database you are trying to open when the error occurs, if it is an office one you could try reinstalling office