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SteveL13
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I'm getting the following error after upgrading to a new computer:

"The code in this project must be updated for use on 64-bit systems.  Please review and update Declare statements and then mark them with PtrSafe attribute."

This is the code that is failing:

Private Declare Function apiGetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _
    "GetUserNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long

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President / Owner CARDA Consultants Inc.
Distinguished Expert 2018
Commented:
The MS version is
Declare PtrSafe Function GetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "GetUserNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long

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But with your name it would be
Declare PtrSafe Function apiGetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "GetUserNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long

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Nick67
Most Valuable Expert 2014
Commented:
"I'm getting the following error after upgrading to a new computer:"

What you have advertently--or inadvertently -- done is install 64-bit, and not 32-bit, MS Office.
Your existing database was coded for 32-bit Office -- and so, you are getting

"The code in this project must be updated for use on 64-bit systems.  Please review and update Declare statements and then mark them with PtrSafe attribute."

Unless you need the capabilities that 64-bit MS Excel has, your simplest short-term solution may be to uninstall 64-bit Office and install 32-bit Office (Office, not Windows -- damn near all Windows installation have been 64-bit for years.)
Your long-term solution is to research what changes from 32-bit VBA to 64-bit VBA, update all your code and move EVERY user to 64-bit Office.
Most of the change is the PtrSafe Declaration, but not all.

Have a gander
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/client-developer/shared/compatibility-between-the-32-bit-and-64-bit-versions-of-office

Nick67