Run-time error '3464'

[Playa]

When I try to look for a duplicate value in a record I keep getting the
following error....

Run-time error '3464'

Data type Mismatch in criteria expression

here is the code I am using when I get the error....

Dim temp As String

Me.DrawingNum.SetFocus
temp = DLookup("[DrawingNum]", "tbl_DrawingsAndData", _
"[DrawingNum]=" &
Me.DrawingNum.Text)

Me.DrawingNum.SetFocus
If Me.DrawingNum.Text = temp Then
MsgBox "This Drawing Control Already Exists, Please See View Drawing
Controls"
Exit Sub
End If

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

DLookup will return a Null value if it doesn't find any match, and a Null
value can only be assigned to a Variant, not a String. You could either
change temp to be a Variant and check it using IsNull(), or you could wrap
the DLookup in an NZ(). See IsNull Function and NZ Function in the help file
for details.

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