Microsoft KB Archive/134411

= Syntax Error When Field Name Starts with a Number =

Article ID: 134411

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Query 2000

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This article was previously published under Q134411





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Query, if a field name starts with a number, math operations involving the field may result in the following error message:

Syntax Error



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the field name so that it does not start with a number.

