Description of the Access 2007 hotfix package (Access.msp): October 28, 2008

This article describes the Microsoft Office Access 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated October 28, 2008.

• The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.
• Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

This hotfix fixes the following issues that are not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• In Access 2007, you create a form by specifying the following property values:

  Property	Value
  Modal	Yes
  Pop Up	Yes
  Auto Resize	No

  Then, you update the record source of the form. When you open the form by using a macro, the form opens in a small reduced mode.
• When you export a report to an .rft file in Access 2007, the export process is very slow compared to the same process in Access 2003.
• You create a macro by specifying the RunMacro action in Access 2007. You specify the Repeat Expression parameter of the RunMacro action to run a second macro at least two times. The second macro contains the StopMacro action. When you run the macro and the second macro stops running because of the StopMacro action, the macro also stops running, even if the expression evaluates to True. However, in Access 2003, the macro stops for the current iteration, and then continues to run until the expression evaluates to False.
• You have a text file that contains a column of date values that are not delimited. When you try to link to the text file or import the column from Access 2007, you encounter the following problems:
  • If you link to the text file by specifying the column as the Date/Time data type, the column values are displayed as #Num! in Access 2007.
  • If you import the column by specifying the column as the Date/Time data type, the column values are not imported. In the ImportErrors table, you receive the following error message on the Error column:
    Type Conversion Failure.
• Consider the following scenario. You create a form in Access 2007. You also create two subforms that are bound to queries or to stored procedures in Microsoft SQL Server. Additionally, Access 2007 populates data into the subforms by using parameter values. The first subform also sets the parameter value of the second subform. You update the first subform. In this scenario, the second subform does not update.
  
  Note This problem does not occur in Access 2003.
• You create some linked tables in an Access 2007 database. Additionally, you create a form and add controls that display data from the linked tables. When you operate on these controls, you experience very slow performance compared to Access 2003.
  
  Note This problem does not occur if you use imported tables.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problems described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix. For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for the Office 2007 suite, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix package may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix package contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationAfter the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:Additional notes

• For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
• For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates