Microsoft KB Archive/287413

= Broken references are not listed as MISSING after modules have been imported in Access 2002 =

Article ID: 287413

Article Last Modified on 8/12/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q287413



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

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).



SYMPTOMS
When you import a module from an older version of Microsoft Access into Microsoft Access 2002, and the old module includes a reference to a dynamic link library (DLL) or type library (TLB) that is not present on your computer, you receive the following error message

Your Microsoft Access database or project contains a missing or broken reference to the file file name version version number.

where file name is the name of the DLL or TLB file and version number is the file version.

However, when you open the module in Design view and look at the list of references, there is no reference marked as MISSING.



RESOLUTION
If the reference is not required for the code to run correctly, you do not need to taken any action.

If the reference is required for the code to run correctly, you must create a reference to that library or an updated version of that library. For example, if the message references the dao2535.tlb file, you can reference the Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
If your computer does not have a DLL or TLB file that is required by a module in a Microsoft Access database or project, the broken reference has been displayed with the keyword MISSING in versions of Microsoft Access before Microsoft Access 2002. In Microsoft Access 2002, the missing reference may not be displayed.

This behavior occurs whether the reference is in a standard module or in the class module of a form or report. In the case of a class module, the broken reference is not listed and you also do not see the message during the import process.

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