How to fix the Runtime Code 2873 Microsoft Access Error 2873

About Runtime Code 2873

Runtime Code 2873 happens when Microsoft Access fails or crashes whilst it's running, hence its name. It doesn't necessarily mean that the code was corrupt in some way, but just that it did not work during its run-time. This kind of error will appear as an annoying notification on your screen unless handled and corrected. Here are symptoms, causes and ways to troubleshoot the problem.

Definitions (Beta)

Here we list some definitions for the words contained in your error, in an attempt to help you understand your problem. This is a work in progress, so sometimes we might define the word incorrectly, so feel free to skip this section!

• Access - DO NOT USE this tag for Microsoft Access, use [ms-access] instead
• File - A block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, accessible by the string-based name or path
• File extension - A suffix appended to the end of a filename, in order to identify the type of file
• Filenames - Filenames are metadata about a file; a string used to uniquely identify a file stored on the file system of a computer.
• Web - Use this tag for general questions related to all aspects of the world wide web
• Access - Microsoft Access, also known as Microsoft Office Access, is a database management system from Microsoft that commonly combines the relational Microsoft JetACE Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools
• Maximum - Maximum value
• Long - A long integer is an integer number, typically twice the size of a standard integer
• Characters - Refers to a symbol that represents a letter or number
• Microsoft access - Microsoft Access, also known as Microsoft Office Access, is a database management system from Microsoft that commonly combines the relational Microsoft JetACE Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools