Acess2003 Error 3001

[JohnL]

I am trying to make a copy of a table. I highlight the table, right click my
mouse, click Copy, right click again, click Paste. A box opens where I type
in a new name for the copied table and click OK. I then get the message
"Invalid argument." When I choose Help, I am told that the error is 3001.
I have copied tables before with no problems. Many queries and reports work
well with this table so I do not think it is corrupt.
I have recently upgraded my home computer from Suite2000 to Suite2003.
Could there be some "setting" I need to adjust?
I created the data base at work where I've had Suite2003 for some time.
Any ideas are appreciated.
TIA
JohnL

 

[Jeanette Cunningham]

Hi John,
you could have a missing reference or a corrupted record in that table.

Here are ideas

Could be that the references are messed up on the PC. If references are
messed up, functions may not work correctly and you can get
that Invalid argument message then, too.

Try following these steps (from a post by Douglas Steele, MVP):

This can be caused by differences in either the location or file version of
certain files between the machine where the application was developed, and
where it's being run (or the file missing completely from the target
machine). Such differences are common when new software is installed.

On the machine(s) where it's not working, open any code module (or open the
Debug 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)

For far more than you could ever want to know about this problem, check out
http://members.rogers.com/douglas.j.steele/AccessReferenceErrors.html


3001 - Invalid argument. This one typically happens when clicking on
a corrupted record within a table. Or by running a query or form
against that record. All the fields show #Error. See Damaged
record(s) within tables. Another cause may be missing Access 2000
SR-1 if you are trying to "import data, copy a table, or run an append
query." Also see You may receive an "Invalid argument" error message
when you run an append query in a large Access database file - 835416
which states that your MDB may be approaching the size limit."


Jeanette Cunningham MS Access MVP -- Melbourne Victoria Australia