I don't know about your particular application, but VB apps need the VBRUN DLL. Try here: http://www.freesoft97.mcmail.com/vbrun.html Alex > -----Original Message----- > From: Lyle Hazelwood [mailto:haze9844@BELLSOUTH.NET]=20 > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 12:36 AM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: [OT]: Tripping over Visual Basic >=20 >=20 > Hi Piclisters, > While in the midst of trying to write a CAN bootloader, I=20 > found Microchip AN247, a CAN bootloader design and software package. >=20 > Lucky for me, their schematic is almost identical to the=20 > board I have built for this project. >=20 > I DL'ed the ZIP and unpacked it easily enough. I tried to=20 > start their PC side software, apparently written in Visual=20 > Basic, and I just can't get the executable to open. >=20 > I am assuming that the exe file would not require me to=20 > purchase visual basic to run it. I do have Visual C++ on this=20 > machine, with visual studio. >=20 > If anyone on the list either knows enough about VB to know=20 > what I'm missing, or better yet if someone has sucessfully=20 > run the software from AN247, I'd love to find out what I'm=20 > doing wrong. >=20 > Thanks Thanks, > Lyle >=20 > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply=20 > us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body >=20 -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body