compile error

[hommer]

when I tried to compile a access 97 app, the error says it
could not find files or libraries. The highlighted
functions are like Mid(), or Left(). They are VBA
functions. On the references, vba is checked, and I have
verify that the vba332.dll is in the local c drive.
Also, the object browser can see it.

but why access can not see it?

Thanks!

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Are any other references marked as MISSING? References are like apples: one
bad one spoils the whole bunch.

My boiler-plate answer is:

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

 

[Guest]

Thank you Doug! I found the missing dll.

On a related note, here's my contribution for anybody who
might run into the same problem.

The tricky part is to how to get in the code module
without activate the compile mode. Ctrl-Enter did not
work. I have to launch the mdb normally, then right click
on the first form, go to design mode to get there.