ACC: Field Named "Application" Causes Error

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RESOLUTION

Change the name of the field in your table to something other than "Application."

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

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In Microsoft Access 7.0 and 97

Create a new table and add a text field named Application. Close and save the table as tblTestField.
Create a new report based on the tblTestField table, and select the AutoReport: Columnar Wizard.
When you receive the first message, click OK. On the File menu, click Print Preview. Note that you receive the error message described in the "Symptoms" section.

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In Microsoft Access 2.0

Create a new table and add a text field named Application. Close and save the table as tblTestField.
Create a new report based on the tblTestField table and click Report Wizards. Select AutoReport, and then click OK.
When you receive the first message, click OK. On the File menu, click Print Preview. Note that you receive the error message described in the "Symptoms" section.

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For more information about reserved words, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

109312 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/109312/EN-US/ ) ACC: Reserved Words in Microsoft Access

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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