ADT95: Can't Configure Local Dropbox in Replication Manager

ID: Q156251

The information in this article applies to:
Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.


SYMPTOMS

When you try to create a local shared network folder, also called dropbox folder, on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 or later, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Dropbox address '' is syntactically invalid.
-or-
Microsoft Replication Manager can't use the specified folder. Select or enter a valid shared network folder.


RESOLUTION

Install the updates to Mswng300.dll and Msajetfs.dll. For more information about this update and how to obtain it, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q151186 ACC95: Updated Jet DLLs Available on MSL
NOTE: Alternatively, you can create a dropbox on a network drive.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access Developers Toolkit for Windows 95. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. In Microsoft Replication Manager, on the Tools menu, click Configure Microsoft Replication Manager.


  2. On the first screen, select any managed folder, and then click Next.


  3. Click an item in the "Shared Folders on This Computer" list, and click Next. Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.


Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 21, 1999