PRB: Error Setting Field Format Property of Access Tables

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The following Visual Basic 5.0 example creates a new field object MyNewDate with data type dbDate, and appends it to the Fields collection. It then specifies the Format property with the value "Long Date." Note that the Format property is specified as "dbDate," which is incorrect. To correct the problem, you should change:

   Set prp = fld.CreateProperty("Format", dbDate)
				

to:

    Set prp = fld.CreateProperty("Format", dbText)
				

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start a "Standard EXE" project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
2. From the Project menu, select References, and then place a check next to Microsoft DAO 3.5 Object Library.
   
   In Visual Basic 4.0, you can reference Microsoft DAO Object Library from Tools menu, then select References.
3. Add a CommandButton control, Command1, to Form1.
4. Paste the following code in the Command1_Click() code snippet:

         Dim db As Database
         Dim tdf As TableDef
         Dim fld As Field
         Dim prp As Property
         
         Set db = OpenDatabase("Nwind.mdb")
         Set tdf = db.TableDefs("Employees")
         tdf.Fields.Append tdf.CreateField("MyNewDate", dbDate) 'Error line
         Set fld = tdf.Fields("MyNewDate")
         Set prp = fld.CreateProperty("Format", dbDate)
         prp.Value = "Long Date"
         fld.Properties.Append prp