ACC2002: Can't Find Data Type Conversion Functions in VBA Help (287063)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2002
This article was previously published under Q287063
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 search for Help topics on any of the type conversion functions by name in Microsoft Visual Basic Help, you do not get the Help topic you were looking for. For example, if you type Cbool in the Office Assistant balloon or the Ask a Question box, you receive the following message:

No answers could be found for the question you typed. Please rephrase your question.

If you type CBool in the Answer Wizard in Visual Basic Help, you receive the following message:

[Please rephrase your question.]

RESOLUTION

Type type conversion function in the Office Assistant balloon, and then click Type Conversion Functions.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The Visual Basic Help system does not return a list of topics when the specific name of a type conversion function is entered, but the use of these functions is described in the topic Type Conversion Functions.

The functions affected are:
  • CBool
  • CByte
  • CCur
  • CDate
  • CDbl
  • CDec
  • CInt
  • CLng
  • CSng
  • CStr
  • CVar

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start Microsoft Access.
  2. Open any database.
  3. Press ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.
  4. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help.
  5. Type CLng in the Office Assistant dialog box and click Search.

    Notice that there are no topics found.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/6/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix KB287063
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