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zparvez
Copper Contributor
Jul 25, 2020

MS Access run time error 53, file not found

Hi, When I am trying to open an access file, it shows microsoft visual basic error, "run time error 53, file not found". Please show a solution to this. Regards, Parvez
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Daniel_Pineault
MVP
Jul 26, 2020
Can you please post the entire procedure in which that line is found.

What I'm after is trying to see how stAppName is defined.
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Daniel_Pineault
MVP
Jul 26, 2020

The issue is Shell is trying to launch another program which is defined by

 

stAppName = txtSoftwarepath & "ExtractCompare.exe"

 

and it can't find that file in the specified location.

 

So you'd need to locate that exe file and then update the txtSoftwarepath to reflect the proper path.  Your best bet would be to consult your IT support or the company that made the original database.

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