I inadvertently deleted some vb code and now I am getting a compile error that states: "Invalid outside procedure". This error is showing up in the Option Compare Database Statement. I am new to the vb world and do not understand what this means. Any ideas on how I can fix this problem?

hi salky

this error usually appears when the compiler encounters some code that is supposed to be INSIDE a procedure
for example the statement
"exit sub"
cannot stand outside a "sub ... end" sub block because then there would be no sub to exit from, right?

so what obviously happened by deleting code is, that now you got some code left, which is missing it´s beginning "sub..." statement

good luck
cr

ps:
if u delete code accidently more often, it´s probably a good idea to export your libraries ifrom the project explorer from time to time ;-)

thank you for your help, cr. Your advice put me in the right direction to fix this issue.