Query error

[Nathan]

I am trying to do a query on a set of dates which I am
having trouble with. The query purpose is to check the
dates in the database against the current date and then
display only the records with valid dates.
The criteria I am using and which I believe to be correct
is:

Date()

It is however bringing up the following error:
This expression is typed incorrectly, or it is too complex
to be evaluated. For example, a numeric expression may
contain too many complicated elements. Try simplifying the
expression by assigning parts of the expression to
variables. (Error 3071)

The SQL for the query is:
SELECT CON.Name, CON.[CIS Status], CON.[CIS Expiry Date],
CON.Approved, CON.Comments
FROM CON
WHERE (((CON.[CIS Expiry Date])>Date()));

Please help.

 

[Nathan]

I have followed your answer with the following results.
I changed SELECT CON.Name to SELECT CON.[Name] to no avail.
I tried entering the date 1/01/01 and it worked. However
when I tried to check my library references I could not
find it in the tools menu. Could you please instruct me on
how to find the library references and correct them.
Thank you

-----Original Message-----
Some things to check.

NAME is a reserved word, so try

SELECT CON.[Name], ....

If that doesn't fix it, then try replacing Date() with a string value such as

#1/1/01#

If this fails, then you've isolated the problem. If it works, you might have a
references problem and will need to check your library references (Tools:
References) to see if any libraries are missing.

I am trying to do a query on a set of dates which I am
having trouble with. The query purpose is to check the
dates in the database against the current date and then
display only the records with valid dates.
The criteria I am using and which I believe to be correct
is:

Date()

It is however bringing up the following error:
This expression is typed incorrectly, or it is too complex
to be evaluated. For example, a numeric expression may
contain too many complicated elements. Try simplifying the
expression by assigning parts of the expression to
variables. (Error 3071)

The SQL for the query is:
SELECT CON.Name, CON.[CIS Status], CON.[CIS Expiry Date],
CON.Approved, CON.Comments
FROM CON
WHERE (((CON.[CIS Expiry Date])>Date()));

Please help.

.

 

[John Spencer (MVP)]

Here are Doug Steele's instructions for how to do it:

****Quote****
Open any code module (or open the Immediate 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).

Just so you know: the problem will occur even if the library that contains
the specific function that's failing doesn't have a problem.
****Unquote****

So, follow those instructions and see if your problem goes away.

I have followed your answer with the following results.
I changed SELECT CON.Name to SELECT CON.[Name] to no avail.
I tried entering the date 1/01/01 and it worked. However
when I tried to check my library references I could not
find it in the tools menu. Could you please instruct me on
how to find the library references and correct them.
Thank you

-----Original Message-----
Some things to check.

NAME is a reserved word, so try

SELECT CON.[Name], ....

If that doesn't fix it, then try replacing Date() with a string value such as

#1/1/01#

If this fails, then you've isolated the problem. If it works, you might have a
references problem and will need to check your library references (Tools:
References) to see if any libraries are missing.

I am trying to do a query on a set of dates which I am
having trouble with. The query purpose is to check the
dates in the database against the current date and then
display only the records with valid dates.
The criteria I am using and which I believe to be correct
is:
Date()
It is however bringing up the following error:
This expression is typed incorrectly, or it is too complex
to be evaluated. For example, a numeric expression may
contain too many complicated elements. Try simplifying the
expression by assigning parts of the expression to
variables. (Error 3071)

The SQL for the query is:
SELECT CON.Name, CON.[CIS Status], CON.[CIS Expiry Date],
CON.Approved, CON.Comments
FROM CON
WHERE (((CON.[CIS Expiry Date])>Date()));

Please help.

.