TM1 Forum

Hi all,

After upgrading to TM1 version 9.5.2 I observed a strange behaviour of the DBRW function being called from VBA code.

In the previous version 9.0.3 running DBRW from VBA returned either the correct value or KEY_ERROR in case of incorrect element parameters.
Now I get "Error 2042" (which means the same as n/a ?) instead of KEY_ERROR.

Curiously, DBRW formulas in Excel still deliver the known KEY_ERROR.

Any ideas if this is a bug of the mentioned version or just a customizable setting of the server?

I don't assume this is an Excel issue, since it has not been changed (still 2003).

Many thanks for your replys.

Andy,

We have had the same issue when we upgraded from 9.0.2 to 9.5.2.

Personally I do not see it as a Bug, and to my knowledge is not a server side setting. What we have done in our VBA when doing any DBR's is to wrap the statment in a custom function which will handle any errors.

i.e. ErrorTrapN(DBR(the dbr statement))

The ErrorTrap function can then deal with any unexpected data. Bit of a pain when debugging any code, but better user experience if you are catching errors.

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your reply and your suggestion to catch any error that way.

Now I'm relieved that this behaviour of TM1 is normal and not a configuration error.

Adjusting our codes won't be a problem.


Kind regards
Andy