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ACC: Name Property Change Not Accepted with Case Change Only

Article ID: 121673

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Access 1.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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

SYMPTOMS

When you try to change a control's Name property setting, the change is not accepted if you change only the case of the Name property setting. For example, if you change the setting "Text0" to "text0," the change will not be accepted.

CAUSE

Case-only changes are not accepted because the property is not case sensitive.

RESOLUTION

To change a control's Name property setting, you must change something other than just the case of the setting. Replace a character with another character, add a character, or delete a character. Then, change the setting again, changing it to the text you want.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 1.x, 2.0, 7.0, and 97. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access 2000.

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

Start Microsoft Access and open any database.
Create a new, blank form.
Add a text box to the form.
Change the text box control's Name property from "Text0" to "text0" (in Microsoft Access 1.x and 2.0, change the Name property from "Field0" to "field0"), and then press ENTER. Note that the change is not accepted.

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