Compile error MS Access SQL

Question

I'm getting a compile error: "Argument not optional" Basically in this code, I'm trying to do a around the table style auto-assigning. When the code is called, it starts at AssignNullProjects() and when I get the error, GetNextAssignee is highlight in the part " & GetNextAssignee & "

I'm not really sure how to fix it, here's my full code below:

Public Function AssignNullProjects() As Long

    Dim db As dao.Database
    Dim rs As dao.Recordset
    Dim strSQL As String

    Set db = CurrentDb
    strSQL = "SELECT CFRRRID, [program], [language] FROM CFRRR WHERE assignedto Is Null"
    Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(strSQL, dbOpenDynaset)
    If Not rs.BOF And Not rs.EOF Then
        While Not rs.EOF
            strSQL = "UPDATE CFRRR SET assignedto = " & GetNextAssignee & ", assignedby = " & [Forms]![CFRRR]![assignedby] & ", Dateassigned = #" & Now & "#, actiondate = #" & Now & "#, Workername = " & _
                              [Forms]![CFRRR]![assignedto] & ", WorkerID = " & [Forms]![CFRRR]![assignedto] & " WHERE CFRRRID = " & rs!CFRRRID

            db.Execute strSQL, dbFailOnError
            rs.MoveNext
        Wend
    End If

    rs.Close
    db.Close
    Set rs = Nothing
    Set db = Nothing

End Function

Public Function GetNextAssignee(program As String, Language As String) As Long
'   Returns UserID as a Long Integer with the lowest [TS] value,
'   and updates same [TS] by incremented with 1.

    Dim db As dao.Database
    Dim rs As dao.Recordset
    Dim strSQL As String

    Set db = CurrentDb
    strSQL = "SELECT TOP 1 WorkerID FROM attendance WHERE [Programs] LIKE '*" & program & "*' AND [Language] = '" & Language & "' AND [Status] = '" & Available & "' ORDER BY TS ASC"
    Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(strSQL, dbOpenDynaset)
    If Not rs.BOF And Not rs.EOF Then
        'Found next assignee, update date/time stamp
'        strSQL = "UPDATE tblUser SET TS = " & DMax("[TS]", tblUser) + 1 & " WHERE [WorkerID]= " & rs!workerid
        strSQL = "UPDATE attendance SET TS = " & DMax("[TS]", "attendance") + 1 & " WHERE [WorkerID]= " & rs!workerid
        db.Execute strSQL, dbFailOnError
        GetNextAssignee = rs!workerid
    Else
        'Field TS has NO VALUE FOR ALL RECORDS!
        'Code calling this function should check for a return of 0 indicating an error.
        GetNextAssignee = 0
    End If

    rs.Close
    db.Close
    Set rs = Nothing
    Set db = Nothing

End Function

Answer 1

When you call this function, you must supply 2 arguments (string values):

Public Function GetNextAssignee(program As String, Language As String) As Long

But when building your UPDATE statement, you call that function without supplying the required arguments:

strSQL = "UPDATE CFRRR SET assignedto = " & GetNextAssignee & ", assignedby = "

So Access is complaining that those (string) arguments are not optional --- you must supply them. Your code should compile when you give the function 2 strings like this ...

strSQL = "UPDATE CFRRR SET assignedto = " & GetNextAssignee("foo", "bar") & ", assignedby = "

Although the code would compile with those strings, the function would probably not return the result you need. So substitute realistic values in place of foo and bar.