Access Help Incorrectly Lists the Maximum Value of the TimerInterval Property as 65,535 Milliseconds (826764)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2002
  • Microsoft Access 2000
This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

SYMPTOMS

When you try to obtain information about the Timer event from Microsoft Access Help in Access 2000 or Access 2002, the maximum value of the TimerInterval property of an Access form is incorrectly listed as 65,535 milliseconds.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

In the "Timer Event" topic in Access Help, the range of values for the TimerInterval property is specified as 0 and 65,535 milliseconds. The following information in the "Timer Event" topic is not correct:

The TimerInterval property setting of the form specifies the interval, in milliseconds, between Timer events. The interval can be between 0 and 65,535 milliseconds.

Note The following topic on the MSDN Web site also includes this incorrect information about the TimerInterval property:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbaac10/html/acevtTimer.asp

However, the range of values for the TimerInterval property is documented correctly in the "TimerInterval Property" topic in Access Help. The following statement is included in the "TimerInterval Property" topic:

The TimerInterval property setting is a Long Integer value between 0 and 2,147,483,647.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Timer event, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type Timer Event in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about TimerInterval Property, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type TimerInterval Property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/18/2003
Keywords:kbTimer kbdocerr kbbug KB826764 kbAudDeveloper
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