ACC: "Name Conflicts with Existing Module..." Error Message

• Microsoft Access versions 7.0, 97

SYMPTOMS

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you try to convert a Microsoft Access 1.x or 2.0 database to Microsoft Access 7.0 or 97, the conversion process stops and you may receive the following error message:

   Name conflicts with existing module, project, or object library.

CAUSE

A Microsoft Access object, such as a module, violates the naming conventions for objects, modules, and procedures in Visual Basic for Applications. For example, you have a module with the same name as a type library, such as "DAO," "Access," or "VBA."

RESOLUTION

Open the database in Microsoft Access version 1.x or 2.0 and rename the object.

This resolution assumes that you have Microsoft Access version 2.0 (or 1.x) installed on your computer. If you replaced version 2.0 (or 1.x) with 7.0 or 97 using the same folder on your computer, then you must re-install version 2.0 (or 1.x). You may want to re-install into a different folder so that you have both versions available for resolving the conversion problem.

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