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Error 3061 too few parameters / QueryDef Parameter Problem

Asked by: mattdc1978

Hi all,

First time posting and pretty new at this, so apologies in advance for any stupidity...I'm building a bookings database in MS Access and have created a command button ("Command25") on a form ("subfrmBooking") which is supposed to send a confirmation email to a student who is booked in for an appointment with an attachment ("rptBookingConfirmationEmail").

I have created a query ("qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail") which selects "StudentEmail" from a table ("Student") and BookingID from a table ("Booking") where Booking.BookingID = subfrmBooking.BookingID.  The query seems to work fine; however, when I try to click the command button I am confronted with a pop-up informing me of Error 3061:  Too few parameters.  Expected 1"

I've spent hours trawling previous posts and other sites, and I believe that the problem may relate to my having to define the parameters in the vba editor using QueryDef, but can't seem to get my head around how to apply it to my code, which I've pasted below in the hope that someone might be able to help.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

Private Sub Command25_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_Command25_Click
Dim dbs As DAO.Database
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
Dim strSQL As String
Dim lngBookingID As Long
Dim strEmail As String
 
strSQL = "SELECT BookingID,StudentEmail From qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail"
Set dbs = CurrentDb()
Set rst = dbs.OpenRecordset(strSQL)
 
rst.MoveFirst
 
    Do While Not rst.EOF
        lngBookingID = rst!BookingID
        strEmail = rst!StudentEmail
        DoCmd.SendObject acSendReport, "rptBookingConfirmationEmail", acFormatHTML, strEmail, , , "Confirmation of Needs Assessment Booking.", "Please find attached details of your pending appointment at CLASS", True
        rst.MoveNext
    Loop
lngpubBookingID = 0
 
MsgBox "Done", vbInformation
 
rst.Close
Set rst = Nothing
dbs.Close
Set dbs = Nothing
 
Exit_Command25_Click:
    On Error Resume Next
    rst.Close
    Set rst = Nothing
    dbs.Close
    Set dbs = Nothing
    Exit Sub
 
Err_Command25_Click:
    If Err.Number = 2501 Then
        Resume Exit_Command25_Click
    Else
        MsgBox "There was an error sending the email" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & Err.Number & ": " & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & Error, vbExclamation
        Resume Exit_Command25_Click
End If
End Sub

                                  
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Asked On
2009-07-14 at 09:10:34ID24569306
Tags

Microsoft Access

,

QueryDef

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Error 3061

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Access Coding/Macros

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Access Architecture/Design

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Access Reports

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Answers

 

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-07-14 at 09:21:37ID: 24851313

this line is possibly causing the error

strSQL = "SELECT BookingID,StudentEmail From qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail"

post the sql view of the query  qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail

you might be using a wrong field name or mispelled field name or query

 

by: mattdc1978Posted on 2009-07-14 at 09:38:49ID: 24851479

Thanks for having a look.  The SQL for the query is as follows.

SELECT Student.StudentEmail, Booking.BookingID
FROM Student INNER JOIN (StudentCourse INNER JOIN Booking ON StudentCourse.StudentCourseID = Booking.StudentCourseID) ON Student.StudentID = StudentCourse.StudentID
WHERE (((Booking.BookingID)=[Forms]![frmStudentBooking]![subfrmBooking]![BookingID]));

Not sure if this is relevant, but initially I forgot to add any criteria to qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail.  At that point the command button did everything right (opened Outlook, filled in subject and body text and attached report); with the exception of always obtaining the email address from the first record which is a fairly major thing!

 

by: peter57rPosted on 2009-07-14 at 09:42:53ID: 24851524

Is qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail a parameter query?
If so you can't use it in the way you are trying to and you will need a different approach.
But can you confirm this first?

 

by: mattdc1978Posted on 2009-07-14 at 09:48:42ID: 24851573

Yes, it is a parameter query.  Have just this second posted the SQL which includes details.

 

by: peter57rPosted on 2009-07-14 at 09:55:40ID: 24851631

I think the simplest approach is to take the Where clause out of the saved query and put it into the recordset sql

strSQL = "SELECT BookingID,StudentEmail From qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail  "
strsql = strsql & "wHERE BookingID= " & [Forms]![frmStudentBooking]![subfrmBooking].Form![BookingID]

this assumes bookingid is a number.

 

by: mattdc1978Posted on 2009-07-14 at 10:17:42ID: 24851859

Yep, BookingID is a number.

I've put that code into mine and it's telling me there is an error 3075: Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression 'BookingID='

I'm not sure if this is right, but I did also try changing that line to:

strSQL=strSQL & "WHERE BookingID=" & "[Forms]![frmStudentBooking]![subfrmBooking].Form![BookingID]"

When I tried that, it gave me error 3061 - too few parameters - again.

 

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-07-14 at 10:33:32ID: 24852010

thats right, peter is on the right track
copy and paste this

strSQL = "SELECT BookingID,StudentEmail From qryBookingIDAndStudentEmail"
strSQL=strSQL & " WHERE BookingID=" & [Forms]![frmStudentBooking]![subfrmBooking].Form![BookingID]

 

by: peter57rPosted on 2009-07-14 at 11:25:44ID: 24852548

!peter is on the right track"???
On the right track indeed.
If yours is right, Cap,  then mine is too.

 

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-07-14 at 11:32:27ID: 24852606

i know, i just want the asker to copy and paste the sql string.
pardon me if my post lacks explanation.

 

by: LPurvisPosted on 2009-07-14 at 15:19:22ID: 24854609

Just to offer a different option...
A standard function to open your recordsets to allow for Form expressions as parameters in case they're part of it.

The function fDAOGenericRst in this thread.

 

by: mattdc1978Posted on 2009-07-15 at 01:13:46ID: 31603333

Guys - thank you so much for this.  It now seems to work perfectly.  :)

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