Criteria mismatch in access sql

I have a query that works in the query grid but I am having trouble making it work as a dao.recordset: assistance would be appreciated.

access says error 3464 data type mismatch

vba:

'get Capbuilds current recordcount
Set RstBuildsMinusZero = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT Count(CapBuilds.Sequence) AS CountOfSequence, CapBuilds.Sequence" _
& " FROM CapBuilds" _
& " GROUP BY CapBuilds.Sequence" _
& " HAVING (((CapBuilds.Sequence) = '" & MaxSequence & "'))" _
& " ORDER BY CapBuilds.Sequence DESC;")






With RstBuildsMinusZero
.MoveLast
    CapBuildsMinusZero = .Fields("CountOfSequence").Value
End With

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here is the actual sql from the querygrid

SELECT Count(CapBuilds.Sequence) AS CountOfSequence, CapBuilds.Sequence
FROM CapBuilds
GROUP BY CapBuilds.Sequence
HAVING (((CapBuilds.Sequence)=4))
ORDER BY CapBuilds.Sequence DESC;
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Rgonzo1971Commented:
Hi,

A remark

I do not understand ORDER BY CapBuilds.Sequence if
HAVING (((CapBuilds.Sequence)=4))

Regards
Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)Commented:
Sequence could be Number data type


Set RstBuildsMinusZero = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT Count(CapBuilds.Sequence) AS CountOfSequence, CapBuilds.Sequence" _
& " FROM CapBuilds" _
& " GROUP BY CapBuilds.Sequence" _
& " HAVING (((CapBuilds.Sequence) = " & MaxSequence & "))" _
& " ORDER BY CapBuilds.Sequence DESC;")
Anthony BerenguelCommented:
Is CapBuilds.Sequence a text field? I'm asking because you're comparing its values to a string which will result in the error you're getting if CapBuilds.Sequence is not a text field.
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Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)Commented:
and you can eliminate the Order By clause, since you are filtering the field with a value
Anthony BerenguelCommented:
Is the error occurring on line 15?
Dale FyeOwner, Dev-Soln LLCCommented:
I would start out by separating the sql string from the Openrecordset method.  I would also replace the HAVING clause with a WHERE clause
Dim strSQL as string
strSQL = "SELECT Count(CapBuilds.Sequence) AS CountOfSequence, CapBuilds.Sequence" _
       & " FROM CapBuilds" _
       & " WHERE (CapBuilds.Sequence = '" & MaxSequence & "')" _
       & " GROUP BY CapBuilds.Sequence"
debug.print strsql
Set RstBuildsMinusZero = db.OpenRecordset(strSQL, , dbfailonerror)

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This will allow you to cut the SQL string from the immediate window, paste it into a new query and determine the problem.  Based upon the error you provided, I'm inclined to agree with Rey that [Sequence] is a number, in which case you would use:
strSQL = "SELECT Count(CapBuilds.Sequence) AS CountOfSequence, CapBuilds.Sequence" _
       & " FROM CapBuilds" _
       & " WHERE (CapBuilds.Sequence = " & MaxSequence & ")" _
       & " GROUP BY CapBuilds.Sequence"

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PeterBaileyUkAuthor Commented:
and that worked are you happy for me to share the points?
PeterBaileyUkAuthor Commented:
Dale's code slotted in and solved it
Gustav BrockCIOCommented:
But how could:

  " HAVING (((CapBuilds.Sequence) = '" & MaxSequence & "'))" _

produce this output as you stated initially:

    HAVING (((CapBuilds.Sequence)=4))

Wishful thinking?

/gustav
PeterBaileyUkAuthor Commented:
maxsequence was populated with its value in some earlier code
Gustav BrockCIOCommented:
Then next time adjust your code for easy debugging:
Dim SQL As String

SQL = "SELECT Count(CapBuilds.Sequence) AS CountOfSequence, CapBuilds.Sequence" _
& " FROM CapBuilds" _
& " GROUP BY CapBuilds.Sequence" _
& " HAVING (((CapBuilds.Sequence) = '" & MaxSequence & "'))" _
& " ORDER BY CapBuilds.Sequence DESC;"
Debug.Print SQL

'get Capbuilds current recordcount
Set RstBuildsMinusZero = db.OpenRecordset(SQL)

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/gustav
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