ACC2000: "Name Conflicts with Existing Module..." Error Message (208753)

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

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SYMPTOMS

When you try to convert a Microsoft Access 2.0 database to Microsoft Access 2000, the conversion process stops, and you may receive the following error message:

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

The same message appears if you try to save a module with the same name as an existing module, project, or object library.

CAUSE

A Microsoft Access object, such as a module, is violating 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

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.

Converting from Earlier Versions of Access

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

This resolution assumes that you have Microsoft Access version 2.0 installed on your computer. If you replaced version 2.0 with version 2000 by installing version 2000 to the same folder on your computer, then you must reinstall version 2.0. You may want to reinstall into a different folder so that you have both versions available for resolving the conversion problem.

Naming Current Modules

Choose a name that is different from existing modules, projects, or object libraries.

REFERENCES

For more information about conversion and compatibility, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type convert a database in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.