Ms access migration error -The application can't continue and will be shut down

Question

I am migrating an access database developed in 2007 to 2013 version in my client's system. My client's system is 64 bit but i am not able to install access 2013 run time x_64.It showed office 15 run-to extensibility does not allow this So, i have installed runtime_x86 . On installing the database,everything is working well expect one. I am not able to create word documents. When i do that, it is showing "The application can't continue and will be shut down" error. I saw some old posts. It says error handling is not proper. But all my error handling are perfect and it's working very well in 2007 version.

Note: My client has installed office 2013 in Spanish version and have installed access run time in English version.

Kindly help me!!

Answer 1

You aren't listening to me. This message: "The application can't continue and will be shut down" is a generic message that you get when the running an app under the Access Runtime license. It occurs because there is insufficient error trapping to determine what the the exact error is. I don't care how "perfect" you think your program or your error trapping is. If it were perfect, then you would not get that message. Instead you would get a more detailed messages with the error # and description of the error. 

The only other possibility would be if the error occurred in Word instead of Access. 

In another post you said; "I am extremely new to Ms-Access.". I don't understand how you can be so sure your code is so perfect in that case.

Answer 2

Hello Mr.Scottgem ,

My program is perfect with all error handling. Still i get the same problem. The problem is especially when i try to create a word document. Still, the same database running well in my colleague system

Answer 3

Whether the problem is existing on only one machine or several, the issue you are facing is that, due to the runtime, you are not getting an error message that gives you a clue where the problem is. Unless you can reproduce the error on a full install, you have to add error handling to the routine that is causing the problem on that machine to pinpoint the problem.

Answer 4

But am getting error only in one system... In the other system where i migrated, it's perfectly running ....

I came to know the system;s configuration tat is not running - It has office 13- 32 bit version... i have installed run time x86 version... anything wrong in this set up

Answer 5

That message is a generic one. When running an app under the runtime, you will only see generic messages unless you include error handling. So whatever routine is throwing the error is not covered by your error handling. You need to look at the code supposed to create the Word doc and make sure that is covered by error handling.