Problem:
Users with restricted access (non-administrator and non-power users) cannot run Net Express 5.0 properly and create Cobol projects in Visual Studio 2005.
When users with restricted access open an existing project in Net Express 5.0, here is the message they get:
"Project file does not contain a version string. The project was not saved correctly after it was created."
The following messages will be displayed in the Output Window of the Net Express IDE:
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Generating system database
Generating classes...
Failed to create database file. Check that existing file is not locked.
Attempted to create file : C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Micro Focus\\NetExpress\\5.0\\SYSTEM.DAT
The attempt to create a new system database failed
The original database will be restored
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When users with restricted access attempt to create a new project in the Net Express IDE, here is the message they will see:
"General failure:Could not create project."
The following messages will be then displayed in the Output Window:
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Generating system database
Generating classes...
Failed to create database file. Check that existing file is not locked.
Attempted to create file : C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Micro Focus\\NetExpress\\5.0\\SYSTEM.DAT
The attempt to create a new system database failed
The original database will be restored
Generating system database
Generating classes...
Failed to create database file. Check that existing file is not locked.
Attempted to create file : C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Micro Focus\\NetExpress\\5.0\\SYSTEM.DAT
The attempt to create a new system database failed
The original database will be restored
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When users with restricted access attempt to create or open a Cobol project in Visual Studio .NET 2005, they will get the following error message:
"The path is not of a legal form."
Resolution:
Users need a write permission on "C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data" to be able to run Net Express 5.0 properly.
Users need "Set Value" and "Create Subkey" permissions for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Visual Studio" registry key to be able to open and create Cobol projects in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005.
