Microsoft Knowledge Base Email Alertz

(254753) - When you try to customize the sample project datasheet by opening Sample Project.vsd and pointing to Datasheets on the Process Engineering menu, and then clicking Customize Datasheets , you may receive the following error message: Error loading...

Search KbAlertz

Advanced Search

Receive Microsoft Knowledge Base articles by E-Mail?

Every night we scan the Microsoft Knowledge Base. If technologies you're interested in are updated, we'll send you an e-mail. You only get one e-mail a day, and only when new articles are added.

Click here to create a
FREE account
Already have an account?
[Click here to Login]











Microsoft Knowledge Base Article

This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks

Article ID: 254753 - Last Review: January 27, 2007 - Revision: 1.1

Visio2000: Error message: Error Loading Form Information: Unable to Get Category for Datasheet. Equipment List

This article was previously published under Q254753

SYMPTOMS

When you try to customize the sample project datasheet by opening Sample Project.vsd and pointing to Datasheets on the Process Engineering menu, and then clicking Customize Datasheets, you may receive the following error message:
Error loading form information:
Unable to get category for datasheet. Equipment List

CAUSE

The Sample Project.mdb file contains a bad record.

RESOLUTION

To eliminate the error message, delete the bad record.

NOTE: This issue affects only the sample project in the Samples folder. All other Process Engineering projects work properly.

To delete the bad record:
  1. Open Microsoft Access 97 or Microsoft Access 2000, and then open the Sample Project.mdb file in your Visio\Samples\Process Engineering\Process Engineering Project folder.
  2. Open the PEProject Files table.
  3. Delete the record that contains Datasheets\Equipment List.vst in the FullName field.
  4. Close the database.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
Keywords: 
kberrmsg KB254753
Retired KB ArticleRetired KB Content Disclaimer
This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
       

Community Feedback System

Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back. Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what didn't.

Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry edits), please consult a professional.

Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.

-- Scott Cate