Microsoft KB Archive/162538

= ACC97: IPF in MSACCESS.EXE Saving Form to Different Name =

Article ID: 162538

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162538



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



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Access 97, when you open a form in the sample database Northwind.mdb and try to save it to a different name, you may receive the following error message.

Using Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0
  MSACCESS.EXE Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x3007abf4

Using Microsoft Windows 95
  MSACCESS caused an invalid page fault in module MSACCESS.EXE at   0137:3007abf4

When you reopen the database, the copy of the form that you tried to create appears in the Database window.



RESOLUTION
Follow these steps to safely copy a form in the sample database Northwind.mdb to a different name:


 * 1) Open the sample database, Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) In the Database window, click the Forms tab.
 * 3) Select the Orders form without opening it.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Paste. In the Paste As dialog box, type Orders Test . Click OK. Note that the Orders form is safely copied to the new name, Orders Test.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access 97 Service Release 1.

NOTE: You can update your copy of Microsoft Access 97 to Service Release 1 by downloading Microsoft Office Service Release 1 from Microsoft's Web site at:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010449921033.aspx



Steps to Reproduce Problem
WARNING: Following these steps will cause a general protection fault on your computer. Make sure you save and close any open work on your computer before following these steps.


 * 1) Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) Open the Orders form in form view.
 * 3) On the File menu, click Save As/Export.
 * 4) In the Save As dialog box, click "Within the Current Database as," and in the New Name box, type Orders Test . Click OK. Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

