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Access 2007 may close unexpectedly when you try to change the Control Source property for a control that is on a report or on a form in Layout view

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Symptoms

In Microsoft Office Access 2007, when you try to change the Control Source property for a control on a report or on a form, Access 2007 may close unexpectedly. Additionally, you receive one of the following error messages:
  • Error message 1
    Microsoft Office Access has stopped working.
  • Error message 2
    Microsoft Office Access has encountered a problem and needs to close.
    We are sorry for the inconvenience.

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Cause

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
  • The report or the form is in Layout view.
  • The report or the form contains a subreport or a subform.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, change the Control Source property for a control when the report or the form is in Design view.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Keywords: KB927536, kbexpertiseinter, kbprb, kbtshoot

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Article Info
Article ID : 927536
Revision : 2
Created on : 10/15/2007
Published on : 10/15/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 264