Why doesn't this work now???

I've got 2004 and 2005 installed on the same computer.
It worked on 2004 prior to having 2005 installed. Now, whenever I run my
program I get the following error message.

Run-time error 13
Type mismatch

Public objLayout As AcadLayout
Set objLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout

 

Found the source of my frustration...
It seems the Type Library file has the same name as the one from 2004, so
the program is now using a 2005 type library.

Long story short, none of my programs will work in 2004 when both 2004 and
2005 are installed. *sigh*

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.

| I've got 2004 and 2005 installed on the same computer.
| It worked on 2004 prior to having 2005 installed. Now, whenever I run my
| program I get the following error message.
|
| Run-time error 13
| Type mismatch
|
| Public objLayout As AcadLayout
| Set objLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
|
| --
| Matt W
|
| The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
|
|

 

Thanks for posting what you found, Matt.

 

As an experiment, try running only one version between reboots and see if
that remedies your problem. I've had both 2004 and 2005 installed for
months, and as long as i don't run 2005 before 2004 after a reboot i don't
have a problem, and visa versa.

Kevin

 

The problem should go away if you open your dvb files (which were last saved
in A2004) in A2005 and resave in it.
Can you try out and let me know if it eliminates the errors?

Thanks
Ravi Pothineni
Autodesk, Inc.

 

I don't want to resave them right now.
We're in that "transition period" between releases. Not everyone in the
office has 2005 installed yet.

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
| The problem should go away if you open your dvb files (which were last
saved
| in A2004) in A2005 and resave in it.
| Can you try out and let me know if it eliminates the errors?
|
| Thanks
| Ravi Pothineni
| Autodesk, Inc.
|
| | > Found the source of my frustration...
| > It seems the Type Library file has the same name as the one from 2004,
so
| > the program is now using a 2005 type library.
| >
| > Long story short, none of my programs will work in 2004 when both 2004
and
| > 2005 are installed. *sigh*
| >
| > --
| > Matt W
| >
| > The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its
limits.
| >
| > | > | I've got 2004 and 2005 installed on the same computer.
| > | It worked on 2004 prior to having 2005 installed. Now, whenever I run
| my
| > | program I get the following error message.
| > |
| > | Run-time error 13
| > | Type mismatch
| > |
| > | Public objLayout As AcadLayout
| > | Set objLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
| > |
| > | --
| > | Matt W
| > |
| > | The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its
| limits.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

Hi Matt,
A2004 will be able to read dvb files saved in A2005 without any problem
(even if A2005 is not installed on the machine). So you can go ahead and
resave your dvb files.

Ravi

 

Okay, so then why do I get this error message at the line below on a
computer that has both ABS4 and ABS5 but NOT on a computer with just ABS4??
There are no references to ANY Building Systems or Arch Desktop files in the
program.


Run-time error 13
Type mismatch

Public objLayout As AcadLayout
Set objLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout

I'm a little hesitant about saving my files when I keep getting error
messages.

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
| Hi Matt,
| A2004 will be able to read dvb files saved in A2005 without any problem
| (even if A2005 is not installed on the machine). So you can go ahead and
| resave your dvb files.
|
| Ravi
|
| | > I don't want to resave them right now.
| > We're in that "transition period" between releases. Not everyone in the
| > office has 2005 installed yet.
| >
| > --
| > Matt W
| >
| > The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its
limits.
| > | > | The problem should go away if you open your dvb files (which were last
| > saved
| > | in A2004) in A2005 and resave in it.
| > | Can you try out and let me know if it eliminates the errors?
| > |
| > | Thanks
| > | Ravi Pothineni
| > | Autodesk, Inc.
| > |
| > | | > | > Found the source of my frustration...
| > | > It seems the Type Library file has the same name as the one from
2004,
| > so
| > | > the program is now using a 2005 type library.
| > | >
| > | > Long story short, none of my programs will work in 2004 when both
2004
| > and
| > | > 2005 are installed. *sigh*
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Matt W
| > | >
| > | > The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its
| > limits.
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | I've got 2004 and 2005 installed on the same computer.
| > | > | It worked on 2004 prior to having 2005 installed. Now, whenever I
| run
| > | my
| > | > | program I get the following error message.
| > | > |
| > | > | Run-time error 13
| > | > | Type mismatch
| > | > |
| > | > | Public objLayout As AcadLayout
| > | > | Set objLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Matt W
| > | > |
| > | > | The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its
| > | limits.
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

Each dvb file caches the typelib info in some peculiar way. After installing
A2005 on a machine with A2004, the typelib gets updated. So now when you try
to load the dvb file in A2004, the cached typelib info is out of sync and
this causes the error.
You don't get the error in A2005 (or if the project is last saved in A2005
and you try to open it on a machine with only A2004), because in acvba.arx
we detect that the dvb file has been saved in another version of AutoCAD and
hence we reload the vba project from text.
On a machine with only A2004, and project last saved in A2004, the cached
typelib info is always in sync. That's why you don't get the error.

 

Thanks for the technical explanation, Ravi!
I've tried it on a few proggy's as a test, and what do you know?? It
actually works!
I just have to do the rest now.

Thanks again!

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
| Each dvb file caches the typelib info in some peculiar way. After
installing
| A2005 on a machine with A2004, the typelib gets updated. So now when you
try
| to load the dvb file in A2004, the cached typelib info is out of sync and
| this causes the error.
| You don't get the error in A2005 (or if the project is last saved in A2005
| and you try to open it on a machine with only A2004), because in acvba.arx
| we detect that the dvb file has been saved in another version of AutoCAD
and
| hence we reload the vba project from text.
| On a machine with only A2004, and project last saved in A2004, the cached
| typelib info is always in sync. That's why you don't get the error.
|
| | > Okay, so then why do I get this error message at the line below on a
| > computer that has both ABS4 and ABS5 but NOT on a computer with just
| ABS4??
| > There are no references to ANY Building Systems or Arch Desktop files in
| the
| > program.
| >
| >
| > Run-time error 13
| > Type mismatch
| >
| > Public objLayout As AcadLayout
| > Set objLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
| >
| > I'm a little hesitant about saving my files when I keep getting error
| > messages.
| >
| > --
| > Matt W
| >
| > The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its
limits.
| > | > | Hi Matt,
| > | A2004 will be able to read dvb files saved in A2005 without any
problem
| > | (even if A2005 is not installed on the machine). So you can go ahead
and
| > | resave your dvb files.
| > |
| > | Ravi
| > |
| > | | > | > I don't want to resave them right now.
| > | > We're in that "transition period" between releases. Not everyone in
| the
| > | > office has 2005 installed yet.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Matt W
| > | >
| > | > The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its
| > limits.
| > | > | > | > | The problem should go away if you open your dvb files (which were
| last
| > | > saved
| > | > | in A2004) in A2005 and resave in it.
| > | > | Can you try out and let me know if it eliminates the errors?
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks
| > | > | Ravi Pothineni
| > | > | Autodesk, Inc.
| > | > |
| > | > | | > | > | > Found the source of my frustration...
| > | > | > It seems the Type Library file has the same name as the one from
| > 2004,
| > | > so
| > | > | > the program is now using a 2005 type library.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Long story short, none of my programs will work in 2004 when
both
| > 2004
| > | > and
| > | > | > 2005 are installed. *sigh*
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > Matt W
| > | > | >
| > | > | > The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has
its
| > | > limits.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | I've got 2004 and 2005 installed on the same computer.
| > | > | > | It worked on 2004 prior to having 2005 installed. Now,
whenever
| I
| > | run
| > | > | my
| > | > | > | program I get the following error message.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Run-time error 13
| > | > | > | Type mismatch
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Public objLayout As AcadLayout
| > | > | > | Set objLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | --
| > | > | > | Matt W
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has
| its
| > | > | limits.
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