Microsoft KB Archive/131020

= ACC2: Output to RTF Not Processed When Report Has a Blank Label =

Article ID: 131020

Article Last Modified on 6/25/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q131020



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



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Output To command to output a report containing a blank label to a Rich Text Format (RTF) file, the RTF file is not created. Microsoft Access does not alert you that the command was not processed.



CAUSE
The report contains a label whose Caption property is blank.



RESOLUTION
To work around the problem, either delete the report's blank label or add a value (a space or any other character or characters) to the label's Caption property setting.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version 2.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 7.0.



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Open the sample database NWIND.MDB.
 * 2) Create a blank report based on the Employees table and save it as Report1.
 * 3) If the field list is not displayed, choose Field List from the View menu, and then drag the Last Name field from the Field List box to the report's detail section.
 * 4) If it is not displayed, open the Last Name label's property sheet and delete the value set for the Caption property.
 * 5) From the File menu, choose Print Preview. Note that the Last Name label is blank.
 * 6) From the File menu, choose Output To.
 * 7) In the Select Format box, select Rich Text Format (*.rtf), and then choose the OK button.
 * 8) In the File Name box, type blanklbl.rtf, and then choose OK.
 * 9) Switch to File Manager and search for the BLANKLBL.RTF file. Note that the file is not listed.

