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ACCESS field name error message
If I enter an incorrect field name, I get an error message: "The field name you entered does not follow Microsoft Access object-naming rules. If you pasted the name from another application, try pre...
Did not copy/paste. Typed new field name prob used character that won't work...but I can't get past error message box to backspace or erase entry and retry
Unfortunately, I can't replicate the error situation you described, although Access does reject the use of an ellipse in a field name.
You can find more information on good naming conventions here.
- Thanks. I figured that was the input problem. That seemed to be the only error pop-up that froze the program. I reviewed allowable input data and hopefully won't see it again
- Now I'm a bit confused again. Are we talking about "input data" or "field names"?