Run-time Error 457 Because of Misspelled Filter Expression

• Microsoft Analysis - Report Writer
• Microsoft Site Server version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

This article pertains to the Analysis Report Writer filter error handling. When Report Writer is passed a misspelled filter, the following error message occurs:

Run-time Error '457': This key is already associated with an element of this collection.

CAUSE

The error is caused by incorrect handling of the parsing of a filter expression that contains a misspelled object name; for example, orginization.name= as opposed to organization.name=.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, apply the latest Site Server 3.0 service pack.

To work around this problem, correct the spelling error.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server version 3.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Microsoft Site Server version 3.0. For Information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: sp; Run-Time; Report Writer; Definition properties; filter expressions

Keywords : prodsitesrv3 prodARW SS3Sp1Public Ss3Sp1fix
Version : WINNT:3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug