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Q171529: FIX: Can’t Open a Project Group from the Root Directory

Article: Q171529
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB kbvbp500sp2fix
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Visual Basic reports an error loading the <project>.vbp files when loading
a project group from the root directory of the drive where Visual Basic is
installed.

CAUSE
=====

Visual Basic is looking in the default directory (where VB5.exe was launched).
It should look in the same directory as the .VBG file when no path info is
stored in the .VBG file, but it does not.

RESOLUTION
==========

Install Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or save the project to any
location except the root directory of the drive where Visual Basic 5.0 is
installed.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service
Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where,and Why

For a list of the Visual Basic 5.0 bugs that were fixed in the Visual Studio 97
Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q171554 INFO: Visual Basic 5.0 Fixes in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a New Standard EXE project in Visual Basic 5.0.

2. Select Add Project from the File menu.

3. Select a new ActiveX Control Project.

4. Select Save Project Group As from the File menu.

5. Save all Files to the Root directory of the drive where Visual Basic 5.0 is
  installed.

6. Select Open Project from the File menu.

7. Select the group1.vbg that you just saved in step 5.

  At this time Visual Basic will give a "File not found" error stating that it
  cannot find the project <VBpath>\project1.vbp and
  <VBpath>\project2.vbp.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbVBp500 kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpDSVB kbvbp500sp2fix 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVBA500Search kbVBA500 kbVB500 kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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