RE: Runtime Error! when form is opened in design mode

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Thank you for the reply, but this is not (I don't think) the problem because
the file works fine on my Win 98 SE / Access 2000 SR1 development machine
even after I have been crashing it on the other machine.

Any other ideas out there?

"David Cleave" wrote:

> Hi Jim
>
> I don't know if this is strictly relevant to your problem but I often find
> if I move a database between machines running 2000 and 2003 that forms or
> reports can become corrupted and crash the database whenever you try to open
> them at all.
>
> Copying the corrupted form or report from an earlier version of the database
> fixes this problem.
>
> Cheers
>
> David
>
> "Jim D." wrote:
>
> > I have an Access 2000 file version application that I like to design on my
> > Access 2003 SP1 machine. Lately, when I open a particular (most of them
> > actually) form in design mode and then hit Alt-F11 to open the VBA editor,
> > this error message displays (the dialog box is entitled: Microsoft Visual C++
> > Runtime Library):
> > =====================
> > Runtime Error!
> >
> > Program: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE
> >
> > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual
> > way.
> > Please contact the application's support team for more information.
> >
> > OK (command button)
> > ====================
> >
> > The error also happens if the VBA editor is already open and I try to design
> > the form.
> >
> > Over the last few months, this problem has come and gone. There have been
> > periods of time where I can do a few weeks of development without the problem
> > happening. Now, it has been several days and no change.
> >
> > The machine profile is Win XP Pro SP2, Office 2003 SP 1, SQL Server 2000 SP3a.
> >
> > Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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