ACC: Field Named "Application" Causes Error
Article ID: 151801
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q151801
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
SYMPTOMS
If you try to preview a report that contains a bound field whose
ControlSource property is set to a field named Application, you may
receive the following error message.
In Microsoft Access 7.0 and 97
Microsoft Access can't find the field 'Application' referred to in
your expression.
In Microsoft Access 2.0
Invalid Reference to field 'Application'
NOTE: If you use the AutoReport tool in version 2.0, you first receive
the following message:
The Wizard can't display your report in Print Preview. It will be
opened in Design view.
RESOLUTION
Change the name of the field in your table to something other than
"Application."
REFERENCES
For more information about reserved words, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
109312 ACC: Reserved Words in Microsoft Access
Additional query words: Microsoft access can t find the field application referred to in your expression
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