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Article ID: 295179 - Last Review: June 8, 2004 - Revision: 4.3
Using automation causes a Run-Time Error when only the Microsoft Access Runtime is installed on a computer
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Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).
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SYMPTOMS
When you use Automation to create a new object in a Microsoft Access run-time application on a computer that does not have the full version of Access installed, you receive the following error message:
Runtime error -2147023181
Automation error:
Connection to type library or object library for remote process has been lost.
CAUSE
The
CreateObject call is not supported in the run-time environment because the Access runtime requires a file to be supplied on the command line.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
- Install an Access run-time solution on a computer that does not have Access installed.
- Install Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, or some other Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) enabled application.
- Open the application that you installed in step 2.
- Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.
- In the Visual Basic Editor, type the following line in the Immediate Window:
Set oApp=CreateObject("Access.Application") - Press ENTER.
Note that you receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Access 2003
- Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
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