ACC: "Name Conflicts with Existing Module..." Error Message (137937)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access for Windows 95 7.0
  • Microsoft Access 97
This article was previously published under Q137937
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

SYMPTOMS

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, or 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 version 7.0 or 97 by installing version 7.0 or 97 to 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.

REFERENCES

For more information about conversion and compatibility, search the Help Index for "converting databases," or ask the Microsoft Access 97 Office Assistant.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/8/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb kbusage KB137937
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