ACC2000: Form or Report Does Not Open or You Receive "You Cancelled the Operation" Error Message

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This article was previously published under Q241233

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to open a form or a report, it flashes as if it is trying to open, but then it does not open. You cannot open the form in any view, including Design view. Also, if you try to view the code for this form or report by clicking Code on the View menu, nothing happens.

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When you compile a database, you may receive the following error message:

You cancelled this operation.

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CAUSE

One or more forms or reports in the database have become corrupted.

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RESOLUTION

Create a new database, and then import all the objects from the problem database into the new database. You may be unable to import any of the forms or reports that are displaying the problem listed in the "Symptoms" section. If you are not able to import these objects, you must re-create them.

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