MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Wed May 10 11:38:53 CDT 2006
could it be just a line wrap problem, if so try this strsql = "ALTER TABLE [Orders] ALTER Column [OrdOrderID] Counter" & _ "(" & lngordnomax & ",1)" Robin wrote: >Using Access 97 - found this example but keep getting syntax error ... > >Don't want to use ADOX because of references .... > >Sub testit() >Dim lngordnomax As Long, strsql As String >lngordnomax = DMax("OrdOrderID", "PostedOrders", "OrdOrderID>0") > lngordnomax = lngordnomax + 1 > strsql = "ALTER TABLE [Orders] ALTER Column [OrdOrderID] Counter >(" & lngordnomax & ",1)" > CurrentDb.Execute strsql >End Sub > >Can anyone advise what the problem may be > >Rgds >Robin Lawrence > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada