help : problem with FORMAT function

[jeh]

i've genned an application using Access 97 (on Windows XP). when i port
this to a windows 97 machine,
i get a compile error on the "Format" function - "library not found".

any suggestions ?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Well, apart from the fact that there's no such thing as a "windows 97
machine", it's likely a References problem.

References point to specific files in specific locations. If a referenced
file is changed (eg.: a difference version), or it doesn't exist, or its
dependencies don't exist, you'll have a problem.

To correct a references problem, open any code module (or open the Immediate
Window, using Ctrl-G). Select Tools | References from the menu bar. Examine
all of the selected references.

If any of the selected references has "MISSING:" in front of them, unselect
them, and back out of the dialog. If you really do need the reference(s) you
just unselected (you can tell by doing a Compile All Modules), go back in
and reselect them.

If none of them are "MISSING:", select a new 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 all of the selected
references (Access probably won't let you unselect them all), back out of
the dialog, then go back in and reselect the references you just unselected.
(Write them down first, as they'll appear in a different order when you go
back in!)

 

[Ed Robichaud]

Open any form/report in design mode and select to "view code". Once in the
VBA environment, go to "tools - references" and find the library that's
marked "missing". Either locate the correct location of that DLL or simply
delete the "x", then try compiling to find any remaining conversion errors.
-Ed

 

[StCyrM]

Good afternoon


Sounds like a References problem to me.

This 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, open any code module (or open the
Debug Window, using Ctrl-G, provided you haven't selected the "keep debug
window on top" option). 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 doing a Compile All Modules), 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)


Best regards

Maurice St-Cyr
Micro Systems Consultants, Inc