Microsoft KB Archive/222457

= ACC2000: Illegal Operation Selecting Controls on a Form =

Article ID: 222457

Article Last Modified on 6/30/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q222457



Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.



SYMPTOMS
If you try to select multiple controls in different sections of a form, you may receive the following error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:

MSACCESS caused an invalid page fault in module MSACCESS.EXE at 015f:300b8615.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem, select controls within only a single section at a time.



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



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) In the Database window, click Forms under Objects.
 * 3) Click Customer Phone List, and then click Design.
 * 4) In the form footer section, click the A button.
 * 5) Hold down the SHIFT key and click CompanyNameLabel.

