Expected function / variable error message

问题:

i am trying to write a simple append query using SQL for my access database. Upon trying to execute the code, the message i am getting is:

Complilation error. Exepected function or variable

The query is a query which joins 4 tables and pastes the fields into another table. When using a standard MS Access query it works fine. I then generated and copied the SQL code (below) but unfortunately cannot get the query to work.

A final note about something strange. Unlike all the other SQL queries i have successfully written, this one, upon writing the Application.DoCmd.RunSQL (st_sql) into VBA, the space between the "L" and the "(st_sql) for some reason gets truncated.. Strange, this doesnt happen for any other string in the Whole routine where i successfully have other append queries.

Below is the code:

st_sql = "INSERT INTO[tblContactReporting03]([ID Project],[tblProjManagementPhaseHierarchy],[tblProjManagementSubPhaseHierarchy],[ID_Event],[SubTask_Hierarchy],[Project],[Sub project],[Project_Phase],[Project_Sub_Phase],[ContactFullName],[Role_Type],[type],[Event],[Effective_date],[Commitment],[Sub_task_name],[Status],[Notes])" & _
            "SELECT[tblProjectMasterList].[ID Project],[tblProjManagementPhase].[Hierarchy],[tblProjManagementSubPhase].[Hierarchy],[tblContactReporting02].[ID_Event],[tblContactReporting02].[SubTask_Hierarchy],[tblProjectMasterList].[Project],[tblProjectMasterList].[Sub project],[tblProjManagementPhase].[Project_Phase],[tblProjManagementSubPhase].[Project_Sub_Phase],[tblContactReporting02].[ContactFullName],[tblContactReporting02].[Role_Type],[tblContactReporting02].[type]," & _
            "[tblContactReporting02].[Event], [tblContactReporting02].[Effective_date],[tblContactReporting02].[Commitment],[tblContactReporting02].[Sub_task_name],[tblContactReporting02].[Status],[tblContactReporting02].[Notes]" & _
            "FROM[tblProjectMasterListINNER JOIN ([tblProjManagementPhase] INNER JOIN ([tblContactReporting02] INNER JOIN [tblProjManagementSubPhase] ON [tblContactReporting02].[ID_Project_Sub_Phase] = [tblProjManagementSubPhase].[ID_Project_Sub_Phase]) ON ([tblContactReporting02].[ID_Project_Phase] = [tblProjManagementPhase].[ID_Project_Phase]) AND ([tblProjManagementPhase].[ID_Project_Phase] = [tblProjManagementSubPhase].[ID_Project_Phase])) ON [tblProjectMasterList].[ID Project] = [tblProjManagementPhase].[ID_Project]" & _
            "ORDER BY [tblProjectMasterList].[ID Project], [tblProjManagementPhase].[Hierarchy], [tblProjManagementSubPhase].[Hierarchy], [tblContactReporting02].[ID_Event], [tblContactReporting02].[SubTask_Hierarchy];" & _
Application.DoCmd.RunSQL(st_sql)

回答1:

I'd recommend a Debug.Print st_sql before running so that you'll be able to debug the constructed SQL.

The error you're getting is because RunSQL is a sub, not a function, so you need to call it 1) without parentheses:

Application.DoCmd.RunSQL st_sql

or 2) preceed it with Call and use parentheses:

Call Application.DoCmd.RunSQL(st_sql)

You can use syntax 2 for functions that when you don't need to use their return value.