Microsoft KB Archive/249177

= Error Message: "Syntax Error in Query..." Performing Query with a Date =

Article ID: 249177

Article Last Modified on 8/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Query 2000

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This article was previously published under Q249177



SYMPTOMS
When you enter a date in the Criteria pane of your query, you receive an error message similar to one of the following:

Syntax error [missing operator] in query expression '(.=ts '100-07-04 00:00:00'})'.

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Syntax error in query expression '(.=ts '100-0)'.

where  is the name of the table and  is the name of the field that you are querying.

NOTE: This error message will vary according to the version of Microsoft Data Access Components installed. It also will vary depending on the driver.



CAUSE
This issue will occur when the following conditions are true:
 * You enter a date value that does not include the year.

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 * The current date setting on your computer is later than December 31, 1999.



WORKAROUND
To work around the issue, always specify the year portion of the date when your system clock is set to a date later than December 31, 1999.



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

Additional query words: XL2000 y2k Query95

Keywords: kbprb KB249177

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