[AccessD] Access XP (2002) - unknown function name date()

Heenan, Lambert Lambert.Heenan at chartisinsurance.com
Tue Dec 1 09:33:18 CST 2009


I just did that to my back end. Made no difference at all. I still get the symptoms I described earlier:

"After opening the table in design mode, if I look at the field that has Now() for the default value there is no default value expression showing up! So I close the table and then immediately open it up again in design view. The field then will display its default value expression [ which is =Now() ] and the error message does not show up."  

This is while working directly in the back end, with no front end open or attached.

Lambert 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:46 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access XP (2002) - unknown function name date()

I suggest you compact/repair the BE with the FE closed, then relink the FE.
Max


On 01/12/2009, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> I am seeing an issue in a linked table where the default value is set 
> to date().  If I view the table it displays #unknown for the value for 
> the field that is supposed to be using date() as the default value - 
> and the function Time as well for that matter.  If I go directly in 
> the BE that does not happen, and I can add a new record.  So it is 
> only in a linked table that this is an issue.  No missing references.  
> SP3 applied.
>
> This kinda looks like a missing reference but that is not the case.
>
> I am not finding this problem with a Google search.
>
> Has anyone seen this problem?
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