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PRB: Compiler Error Overriding VBA Conversion Functions

Article ID: 191206

Article Last Modified on 5/13/2003

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This article was previously published under Q191206

SYMPTOMS

You might receive the following Visual Basic Compiler Error Message when you try to override a VBA Conversion function such as Cdate:

Expected Identifier

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create the following function in Visual Basic:

      Public Function CDate(vExp) as Date
         MsgBox "Won't Compile"
      End Function

Select "Start With Full Compile" from the Run menu.

RESULTS: The compile error "Expected: Identifier" appears. In Visual Basic 6.0, you can override the CVDate function.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbcompiler KB191206