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# ACC2: OpenRecordset on Recordset Causes "Invalid Operation"

Article ID: 120914

Article Last Modified on 7/5/2002

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q120914
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

## SYMPTOMS

When you use the OpenRecordSet method on a Recordset created with the RecordSetClone property of a form, you may receive the following error message:
Invalid operation

## RESOLUTION

Instead of creating the Recordset using the RecordSetClone property of the form, base the Recordset on the table or query that is the form's record source. Note that if you opened the form with a filter or a Where clause, or if you later apply a filter to the form, the changes will not be reflected in the Recordset. In such a case, you might want to save the Where condition in a global variable, and then use the variable with the Filter property of the Recordset object.

## STATUS

This behavior no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 7.0.

## MORE INFORMATION

### Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Open the sample database NWIND.MDB.
2. Open the Customers form in Form view.
3. Create a new module and enter the following sample function:

             Function TestRecordset ()

             Dim recordset1 As Recordset
             Dim recordset2 As Recordset

             Set recordset1 = Forms!Customers.recordsetclone
             Set recordset2 = recordset1.OpenRecordset()

             End Function

4. From the View menu, choose Immediate Window.
5. Type the following line in the Immediate window, and then press ENTER:
   `?TestRecordset()`
   Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

## REFERENCES

Microsoft Access "Building Applications," version 2.0, Chapter 11, "Working with Sets of Records," pages 241-267

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