thanks for the help!
after compiling/re-running the analyzer i got:
Application: save your application as an MDE file
Huh!? What "analyzer", and where did I suggest running any analyzer?
and
Form: use an option explicit statement - the notes section cautions that
this requires me to declare all varialbe explicitly. (not that i knew i'd
declared them implictitly *grin*)
Open your Form in design view.
Type Ctrl-G or click on the "code" button on the toolbar to open the
Form's VBA module.
Scroll up to the very top.
Type
Option Explicit
before the first Sub line.
This will make the compiler enforce the good programming practice of
explicitly using a Dim variable As Type line for every variable used
in your code. If you're not Dim'ing variables, Access will assume you
want them to be Variants - which are big, expensive, often
unnecessary, and sometimes WRONG.
Then select Debug... Compile <your database> from the menu. If you've
been coding without Dim'ing your variables you'll get a whole raft of
error messages. Dimension your variables and keep compiling until you
get no more errors.
Then see if this "fully compiled" error goes away!
John W. Vinson[MVP]