Error message changing from Access 2003 to 2010

[BRANDON99]

Hi

I have an Access 2003 Application, I have now changed to Win 7 and Access 2010 64 bit. When I try to run it I get this message " Compile Error: THe code in this project must be updated for use on 64-bit systems. Please review and update Declare statements and then mark them with PtrSafe attribute."
Can some one please explain in simple terms what I need to do to correct this. It is many years since I have done anything with Access

many thanks

 

[lameid]

Is it an MDE file?

I ask because there is known weirdness for ACDE's (new compiled code) when using certain versions of Access 2010 64 bit when compiled on the 32 bit version.

I suspect the easiest thing to do is Convert it on a machine with 32 bit version of Access 2010 with Service Pack 1. AFAIK you are trail blazing on this issue.

 

[BRANDON99]

Thanks for your email - I found the solution and have fixed

 

[1DMF]

Which was?

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[BRANDON99]

Hi

It the Declare Statement the line "Private Declare Function" is changed to "Private Declare PtrSafe Function"
I thought it was to easy but it works

 

[1DMF]

The normal syntax is

Private Declare Function PtrSafe

Seems odd they would switch the order round just because it is 64bit.

Thanks for the heads up.





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[lameid]

I ran accross this...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee691831(office.14).aspx

To Clarify PtrSafe is a keyword new for 64 bit to state that specifies the function is 64 bit safe and not the name of the API function itself. Worth a glance because it also has a 64 bit ingteger for use on 64 bit systems to handle passing these arguments...
Now if only I saw a 64bit integer for data in tables, that would be nice... but that is a whole other set of issues.

 

[1DMF]

gotcha, thought that was the name of your function

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