ACC2000: "Path/File Access" Error When You Use the Visual Basic Editor to Insert a Module into a Replica

ID: Q225942

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access 2000
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).


SYMPTOMS

If you use the Visual Basic Editor to insert a module into a replica, you may receive the following error message:

Path/File Access Error


CAUSE

You cannot insert a module into a replica. You can insert a module only into the Design Master. The error message does not clearly explain this.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a new, blank database.


  2. On the Tools menu, click Replication, and then click Create Replica.


  3. When prompted to close the database, click Yes.


  4. When prompted to make a backup copy, click No.

    IMPORTANT: Because this is a test database, clicking No is okay in this case. For a production database, however, you should always create a back up copy before proceeding by clicking Yes.


  5. Accept the default file name, and then click OK.


  6. Click OK when informed that the database has been converted to a replica.


  7. Close the Design Master, and then open the replica.


  8. Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.


  9. On the Insert menu, click Module. Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.


Additional query words: pra get gives

Keywords : kberrmsg kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: January 3, 2000
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