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Builtin Functions not recognised
I have just reinstalled Access 2003 and now simple built in fuctions (like
Left and right$) are not being recognised but appear as parameters in queries. Have I done something stupid? Thanks in advance Dave [XP SP2, 768MB Athlon 2300 Office 2003 + SP2] |
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Builtin Functions not recognised
Curiouser and couriouser!
If I run a query in an existing database which contains the code: M:left([Mode],1) I get error 3085 “Undefined function Left in expression” If I open a new database and import all the tables, forms, macros, reports ie everything from the old database it now works perfectly normally. "747skipper" wrote: I have just reinstalled Access 2003 and now simple built in fuctions (like Left and right$) are not being recognised but appear as parameters in queries. Have I done something stupid? Thanks in advance Dave [XP SP2, 768MB Athlon 2300 Office 2003 + SP2] |
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Builtin Functions not recognised
Odds are there's something wrong with your References collection.
References problems can be caused by differences in either the location or file version of certain files between the machine where the application was developed, and where it's being run (or the file missing completely from the target machine). Such differences are common when new software is installed. On the machine(s) where it's not working, go into the VB Editor and select Tools | References from the menu bar. Examine all of the selected references. If any of the selected references have "MISSING:" in front of them, unselect them, and back out of the dialog. If you really need the reference(s) you just unselected (you can tell by Compiling your application, under the Debug menu), go back in and reselect them. If none have "MISSING:", select an additional reference at random, back out of the dialog, then go back in and unselect the reference you just added. If that doesn't solve the problem, try to unselect as many of the selected references as you can (Access may not let you unselect them all), back out of the dialog, then go back in and reselect the references you just unselected. (NOTE: write down what the references are before you delete them, because they'll be in a different order when you go back in) For far more than you could ever want to know about this problem, check out http://www.accessmvp.com/djsteele/Ac...nceErrors.html, or check my December, 2003 "Access Answers" column in Pinnacle Publication's "Smart Access" (you can download the column, and sample database, for free at http://www.accessmvp.com/DJSteele/SmartAccess.html) -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no private e-mails, please) "747skipper" wrote in message ... I have just reinstalled Access 2003 and now simple built in fuctions (like Left and right$) are not being recognised but appear as parameters in queries. Have I done something stupid? Thanks in advance Dave [XP SP2, 768MB Athlon 2300 Office 2003 + SP2] |
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Thanks.
There were no "MISSING" labels, but selecting another, backing out, then going back and removing it seems to have cleared the problem. When I have time I'll follow up your references and see if I can understand why it worked. Once more many thanks, if you can't get a 747 to fly call me! Dave |
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Builtin Functions not recognised
Unbelievable, but unselecting, closing, then reselecting a reference cleared
my "undefined function 'left'..." error! "Douglas J. Steele" wrote: Odds are there's something wrong with your References collection. References problems can be caused by differences in either the location or file version of certain files between the machine where the application was developed, and where it's being run (or the file missing completely from the target machine). Such differences are common when new software is installed. On the machine(s) where it's not working, go into the VB Editor and select Tools | References from the menu bar. Examine all of the selected references. If any of the selected references have "MISSING:" in front of them, unselect them, and back out of the dialog. If you really need the reference(s) you just unselected (you can tell by Compiling your application, under the Debug menu), go back in and reselect them. If none have "MISSING:", select an additional reference at random, back out of the dialog, then go back in and unselect the reference you just added. If that doesn't solve the problem, try to unselect as many of the selected references as you can (Access may not let you unselect them all), back out of the dialog, then go back in and reselect the references you just unselected. (NOTE: write down what the references are before you delete them, because they'll be in a different order when you go back in) For far more than you could ever want to know about this problem, check out http://www.accessmvp.com/djsteele/Ac...nceErrors.html, or check my December, 2003 "Access Answers" column in Pinnacle Publication's "Smart Access" (you can download the column, and sample database, for free at http://www.accessmvp.com/DJSteele/SmartAccess.html) -- Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP http://I.Am/DougSteele (no private e-mails, please) "747skipper" wrote in message ... I have just reinstalled Access 2003 and now simple built in fuctions (like Left and right$) are not being recognised but appear as parameters in queries. Have I done something stupid? Thanks in advance Dave [XP SP2, 768MB Athlon 2300 Office 2003 + SP2] |
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