Create Error Messages
Feb 8, 2005
I have a very simple database I wrote a few years ago that provides reports on data (mainly calculating sums & percents on those sums). When run, the reports open form-dialog boxes that prompt for criteria. The dialog boxes then become invisible & the query accesses the data in the invisible form & allows the report to run.
What is the easiest way to have the program display error messages when
1. The criteria entered is not found
2. The form/dialog box has an empty field
Right now, the computer has an automatically-generated action failed message and the macro halts. These are confusing to the user.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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Apr 29, 2015
how to change Access default error messages with custom messages? Like, if I enter some data in a sub form where the parent form is empty new record, default error message says that 'You must enter a value in the 'column name' field'.
I want to disable this default message and display my own error message. Now I know MessageBox and MsgBox fuctions to display custom messages, but how to disable the default message.
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Mar 14, 2006
Hi to all. I need to modify some existing error messages in my form so that I can create messages that will be more user friendly. I know that it is possible but searching for this issue was a bit confusing. How do I do this?
Thanks in advance
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Mar 27, 2007
Hi all,
Is there any resource that gives a definitive run down on all the errors that can exist within access; their causes and solutions. For example; the enter parameter msg box that appears when it doesn't recognise field value.
Just curious.
Thanks
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Aug 30, 2007
OMG - I've have spent what seems like forever doing this database and I've opened it and it has listed the following saying that they are broken references and I must fix them but I don't even know what they are!
What I have to fix is:-
actevent.ocx
activeACTx.ocx
ACTBAR.ocx
ACTSKIN4.ocx
QTOCONTROL.dll
AXCTRL32.ocx
AXAUTCTL.ocx
AXIS.ocx
I could just about put my head in my hands and cry - I just want to get this done so that I can get it invoiced before the month end.
Many many thanks to all that know what these strange alien messages are.
Donna x :eek:
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Feb 7, 2005
I have a form with the text box "Project Name"
I have used a command button placed next to the project name box which if clicked opens up a finance details form for the project name box.
Problem is if that project does not have any finance details it still opens up the form but just comes up as totally blank.
Is there anyway i can get an error message to come up and say
"No matching data found for this project" when they click the command button to open up the finance form, but there is no finance data?
I have tried but unsuccessfully.
I entered this code
Private Sub Label75_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_Label75_Click
Dim stDocName As String
Dim stLinkCriteria As String
stDocName = "Contract Filtered"
If Combo22 = "" Then
MsgBox "No Matching Data Found", vbExclamation
End If
stLinkCriteria = "[Project Number]=" & Me![ProjectName]
DoCmd.OpenForm stDocName, , , stLinkCriteria
Exit_Label75_Click:
Exit Sub
Err_Label75_Click:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_Label75_Click
End Sub
But instead of not opening the blank form, it comes up with the error message and then opens the blank form.
Or if there is finance data for that project it comes up with the error box still and opens the form
Any ideas people?
Thank you please
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Sep 27, 2005
Hi
I have two problems.
One when a required field is set to yes - i want to change the error message to something more meaningful.
Two i would like to stop people enetering data into a sub form on the main form when there is no data in the main form? I linked them using the wizard.
So main product linked to sub form with productID?
Many Thanks
scott
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May 10, 2006
I've validated some fields that users enter info into but can anyone tell me how I can change the message that pops up on the error message so that it is relevant to my system, i.e. is there anyway of personalising it? Please give me a simple answer, I'm not very good at using Access!
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Feb 10, 2006
I am an A-level ICT student I am creating a database system for my year 13 coursework and was wondering if there is a way to edit the error messages which appear when an input mask is not followed correctly and such. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Jun 16, 2005
I have a database containing various linked tables and all has been fine for years.
I now have to add some fields to the main table and change some field sizes. I know about the 255 field limit. And I know that an individual record cannot exceed 2K.
BUT, when I simply lower the size of a text field, (i.e., from 40 to 30), I get either the message Too Many Fields Defined or Record Is Too Large.
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Sep 19, 2005
Hi All,
I've put an input mask into a table and would like to personalise the error message to give the user more information about how they should be entering the data correctly. I don't know where to start with this - can someone point me in the right direction??
Many Thanks,
Mary
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Mar 1, 2006
Is there a way to disable the automatic error messages that occur when a user:
1. enters a letter in a number field
2. enters a date in the wrong format (should be MM/DD/YY and they enter MM//DD/YY, etc.)
3. clicks on a button that will open a hyperlink (Currently a message pops up to make sure the user wants to follow the link, by selecting "Yes" the hyperlink opens.)
I would like to add in my own error messages for the above errors but I don't know how to disable the system generated error messages.
Thanks!
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Jun 27, 2006
Hey,
Newbie here,
my frist error message appears as soon as I create a new database. As soon as a I create the name and it opens the new database a message pops up that says "Error Loading DLL" does anyone know what this is? and will it create a problem for me?
Secondly, I have a database that will be used for employee Reviews so the fields I have are as follows: Key, Date, Time, Department, Employee, Topic, Explanation, and Supervisor. I want to be able to generate a report for each employee, however I am not sure how to use the wizard to create this. If anyone knows of some tutorials or report aids I'd love to get my hands on them!
thanks!
~Jennifer
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Jan 20, 2005
Hello,
I have encountered several problems with my Access 2000 application on the server at work within one day, and I am very frustrated. Your help is greatly appreciated! Please....
1/ Sometimes, ALL the tables and queries disappear from the database. I checked everything, nobody hide the objects. Do you know why? I even import new tables to see if those appear, they still do NOT show?? I even created blank database, try to import those tables "hidden", it promped need to be repaired it, then I looked back the original database, the tables re-appear; however, later on, it does have error, prompted "NOT a valid bookmark"?? When I add new records thru the form, it has the word "#error" on every fields....
2/ Some users can open, some can NOT open the same database on the same server. For those users can not open, the errors varies. For examples: it prompts that the "database needs to be repaired," after clicking "Yes", it prompts, it "could not open the database" OR "The database has been placed in a state by an unknown user that prevents it from being opened or locked" eventhough nobody open exclusively!! OR "The table 'MSysAccessObjects' is already opened exclusively by another user, or it is already open through the user interface and cannot be manipulated programmatically."
Have you seen any errors stated in 2/ in RED above. What should I do??
Please help. Thanks so much,
T
3/
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Aug 24, 2004
Can it be done?
Thanks
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Mar 4, 2014
I have written the following code for checking whether a query exists.
Code:
Function QueryExists(strQueryName As String) As Boolean
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Checks whether a query already exists
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim tdf As DAO.QueryDef
On Error GoTo err_handler
Set db = CurrentDb
[code]....
Here I try to intercept the error message in vain.
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Aug 23, 2006
Hello to all. This is my first post on this forum. I'm currently working on a database for my company and would like to get some more guidance from you all. I work at a helpdesk. I'm trying to create a database that allows me to search for common error messages. My co-workers and I would be inputting the messages. I would like to be able to set up a query to search for these messages for future troubleshooting. I’m just looking for a start on what the tables and fields should be and how we can input the messages. All help is greatly appreciated.
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Apr 4, 2006
Hi, I have a button in a form that loads a report, if there is no data in the report then 2 error messages are displayed, however as these messages have no affect and they do no harm as such I would like to prevent them from being displayed. The error messages are error 91 “invalid use of isnull” error and error 2501 “cancel event error message”
I’ve been able to prevent either error 91 from being displayed or alternatively 2501 using a single if statement but not both of them together using two if statements.
(If error 94 is displayed, I would still like the report to open, error 2501 is displayed after the report is closed if there’s no data & i just want this message not to be shown)
Any ideas what im doing wrong? :confused: any help much appreciated
Regards
Kevin
Below code works ok (to trap just the one error message):
Err_cmdPreview_Click:
If Err.Number = 2501 Then ' ignore cancel event error
Else
MsgBox Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
End If
Resume Exit_cmdPreview_Click
End Sub
But the below code here doesn’t work (when I use 2 if statements to try & trap both of the error messages)
Err_cmdPreview_Click:
If Err.Number = 94 Then ' ignore isnull error
DoCmd.OpenReport stDocName, acNormal
Else
If Err.Number = 2501 Then ' ignore cancel event error
Else
MsgBox Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
End If
Resume Exit_cmdPreview_Click
End Sub
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Jul 8, 2015
I created a database and released it for my team (frontend/backend setup). however, most of the members on my team are getting #Name? or #Invalid on some dlookup formulas in unbound text boxes. However, on my version, I see the actual data shown.
I tried adding the Microsoft references via the VBA screen, but that only worked for one person.
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Dec 2, 2014
I have a query that I run from VBA which basically resets a field on every row, where it is set, back to it's original default value - this works!.However I get 2 pop up windows, 1 of which is no use and the other is worth keeping.
The first Window says "you are about to run an update query that will modify data in your table" - I want to suppress this one.
The 2nd more useful one tells me I'm about to update (x) rows. I want to keep this.
Obviously if I put DoCmd.SetWarnings False in my code all warnings are switched off so how, if at all possible, do I only display the 2nd more useful message?I presume I have to trap the error, but how do I know what the error number (??) is for the first message?
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Apr 13, 2006
In of my tables called Employee Payroll, I have several earnings fields, and in a previous post I mentioned that I have implemented a validation rule for them which is £2.50 or £2.75 or £3.10. I have also used an error message in Validation Text to help the user if they enter an invalid value.
How can I change this message to reflect what the user types in? For example, if they enter an erroneous value like £9.34, the error message would say, "You have entered an erroneous value" or if they type an extreme value like £3.40 or £0.01, the error message would say, "You have entered an extreme value".
I understand that I would need to state when the data becomes erroneous and when it becomes extreme- so I thought, anything above, £4.00 should be erroneous and any negative values too. Extreme data would be anything between £0.00 and £3.10.
Would I need to use some kind of code in VBA?
Thanks
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May 26, 2006
Hi,
I am absolutely puzzeled with a problem we are having with an Ms Access 2000 application, which is the front end to a SQL Server database. We have a database which was working fine for over 6 months. And now all of sudden users are intermittently getting the error messages:
"Error Executing this command"
AND
"You cancelled the previous operation."
I removed the error handling code from the application to get more detailed error messages and we got the following error message:
The expression On Click you entered as the event property setting produced the following error: .
The expression may not result in the name of a macro, the name of a user-defined function, or [Event Procedure].
There may have been an error evaluating the function, event, or macro.
This is only intermittent and when they close the database and open it again it works fine for a little while and then the error occurs again. As you can imagine this is a major inconvenience for users.
I have searched the web and forums and there just seems to be 101 reasons why this could happen. Nothing has changed on our system which might cause this occur so I don't know why this is happening.
Could anybody provide any ideas on how I might go about trouble shooting it. We are thinking of opening a support call with Microsoft but the error messages are so generic that I'm not sure what help they could be.
Any help / ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
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Jun 10, 2005
Unable to create MDE file WHY?????????????????????
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Jul 21, 2007
Why does the following code generate an error. All i want to do is open a recordset which I thought would be straightforward. (novice Programmer, new to access vba). The set statement in the ComboProduct event generates the error.
Option Compare Database
Dim Company As String
Private dbaProposal As DAO.Database
Dim EffectiveDate As Date
Dim Product As String
Private rstProposal As DAO.Recordset
Private Sub ComboProduct_AfterUpdate()
Product = ComboProduct.Value
Set rstProposal = dbsProposal.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM Proposals WHERE Proposals.[Group Name]='" & Company & "' AND Proposals.[Effective Date]=#" & EffectiveDate & "# AND Proposals.Product='" & Product & "'")
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Set dbsProposal = DBEngine.OpenDatabase("Database1.accdb")
End Sub
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Sep 28, 2006
I'm not sure if this is a Query problem or a Report problem, so I'm putting it in the General catagory. If I need to post it in one of the others, please point me the right direction.
I have set up the following:
Query A - Combines data from several tables
Query B - Prompts for a text string and places it in a table
Query C - Uses the text entered in Query B to select records from Query A. The field that is searched is a text field.
Report A – Has an Open procedure that executes a macro that runs Query A. I also have a Close procedure that executes a macro that runs a second report based on Query A against a different table.
When I run the report on my desktop it works properly. I had a user try to run the report and she gets the following error immediately, prior to being prompted for the text.
Error:429;ActiveX component can't create object
I am running Office XP and she is running 2003 with SP2. She has not had problems with other Access reports in the same DB. Any ideas what is missing?
Thanks,
Christy
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Sep 28, 2004
I have created a command button through the wizard that is basically:
DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec
Well, it puts all this code in the event:
Private Sub NewVerification_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_NewVerification_Click
DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec
InboundQuestions!Page1.SetFocus
VerificationNo.SetFocus
Exit_NewVerification_Click:
Exit Sub
Err_NewVerification_Click:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_NewVerification_Click
End Sub
Well, my PK field is one users enter in manually (please don't ask why). What I need is something that checks to see if the number in that field is a duplicate key, so I can tell users via msgbox "Duplicate Number, try again". Right now, it's not that descriptive, it says "You can't go to the specified record". I guess all i need is an If statment, but I don't know the code that checks to see if [field1]'s value has already been used in my table. Any ideas?
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