Getting erros when exporting to another machine!!!

[Raja]

I wish to format the date of a Date/Time field in a query
for display purposes on a graph.

Whilst things work fine on my machine, when I port the
application to another machine, the query gives the error
message:-

"Undefined Function Format in expression"

In fact the other machine returns an error with and
expression using Format(). What setting controls this so
that I can change it on the offending machine?

My machine runs Access 2000 (Office 2000 Premium) on NT4
The other machine Access 2000 (Office 2000 Pro) on Win2000

My row source SQL says:-
TRANSFORM Count(*) AS [Count] SELECT (Format
([edDateTime],"mmm"" '""yy")) AS MYDATE FROM [qryStats]
GROUP BY (Format([edDateTime],"mmm"" '""yy")) PIVOT
[qryStats].type;

My resulting expression in the Expression Builder:-
MYDATE: (Format([edDateTime],"mmm"" '""yy"))

 

[John Spencer]

To do its job, Access makes use of various external program and object
libraries. If you move a database from one machine to another, these
references may be "broken".

When this happens, you need to take steps to let Access repair the
reference(s) ON THE COMPUTER WHERE THE FAILURE IS OCCURING.

Here are MVP Doug Steele's instructions for how to do it:

*** Quote ***

Any time functions that previously worked suddenly don't, the first thing to
suspect is a references problem.

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://www.accessmvp.com/djsteele/AccessReferenceErrors.html

Just so you know: the problem will occur even if the library that contains the
specific function that's failing doesn't have a problem.

**** End Quote ****

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
Center for Health Program Development and Management
University of Maryland Baltimore County

I wish to format the date of a Date/Time field in a query
for display purposes on a graph.

Whilst things work fine on my machine, when I port the
application to another machine, the query gives the error
message:-

"Undefined Function Format in expression"

In fact the other machine returns an error with and
expression using Format(). What setting controls this so
that I can change it on the offending machine?

My machine runs Access 2000 (Office 2000 Premium) on NT4
The other machine Access 2000 (Office 2000 Pro) on Win2000

My row source SQL says:-
TRANSFORM Count(*) AS [Count] SELECT (Format
([edDateTime],"mmm"" '""yy")) AS MYDATE FROM [qryStats]
GROUP BY (Format([edDateTime],"mmm"" '""yy")) PIVOT
[qryStats].type;

My resulting expression in the Expression Builder:-
MYDATE: (Format([edDateTime],"mmm"" '""yy"))

 

[Dennis]

On the problem machine, if you have any modules or VBA code behind any of
your forms then open any of it in the VBA editor. Then click Tools,
References on the menu and see if there are any in your list that say Missing
..... and are checked.
Uncheck the missing ones. Close the VBA editor and your database and try it
again.