unable to create report

[mary]

I'm working on a laptop that is not currently connected to a printer, although one is installed.

I'm working on a new db and this morning I have tried to create a report both manually and using a wizard, and I get the "unable to create report" message box.

I can open other reports from other dbs, does that make sense? Or does it seem like the db is corrupt?

Thanks,
Mary

 

[RuralGuy]

Import your db into a new, empty db and see if you still have the same issue.

 

[mary]

Thanks. I'll give it a try. I did try and create a test db with 1 table, 1 qry and 1 report, and I got the same results, so I'm hoping it's just because I'm not actively connected to a printer.

Thanks,
Mary

 

[RuralGuy]

All it takes to operate normally is a printer being defined on the system. It does not need to be attached. What I suggested can eliminate some corruption.

 

[mary]

If a brand new db has the same issue, could access itself be corrupt?

Thanks,
Mary

 

[mary]

Ok, I got it to work by loading a generic printer, text only. My original printer file must be corrupt. Here's the article that helped me solve it:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=224148

Hope this may help someone else!

Thanks,
Mary

 

[RuralGuy]

Excellent! Thanks for posting back with your success.