access database asctrls.ocx

M

MYA

I am using Access database. My old computer died on me, however the database
was being stored on an external drive so I was safe. I went ahead and bought
a new computer with Vista Home edition and MS Office Professional

Now when I try to open my database I get the following error

Your database or project contains a missing or broken reference to the file
ASCTRLS.OCX version 1.0

Can anyone help understand what is going on and what I need to do to resolve
this problem.

Thank you and happy Thanks giving to all
 
D

DL

The control is, I believe, an MS control, on my wixp sys / Access2003, it
shows v 6
Perhaps your db needs recompiling, stepping through the code, to point to
the correct Control

What was the origonal o/s and version of Access & what is the new version of
Access?
 
M

MYA

DL
The orignal OS was XP and it was Access 2000 or 2003. Thank you for writing
back. How do I resolve the problem.

MYA
 
D

DL

Well its an ActiveX control, so I suspect your db is using such a control
and that either it is an old version or perhaps Vista locates the control at
a different location to winxp - in winxp its located in the \system32 folder

Are you not able to step through your db code to locate the error, and then
amend the control?
 
D

DL

An ActiveX control (OLE custom control) is usually added to a form / report
or data access page, it is however possible that you may have used a third
party activeX control

You probably need to step through all your Modules & Forms to locate the
control or its reference, it wont be referenced by 'asctrls.ocx'

ActiveX controls are also listed under the Tools menu;
asctris.ocx is listed on mine as 'InstallEngineCtl Object'
 
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