Cell only has 255 characters
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Topic: Cell only has 255 characters
Posted By: jimidy
Subject: Cell only has 255 characters
Date Posted: 15 January 2004 at 2:43pm
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Is there a way of having more than 255 characters in a cell for access?
Thanks in advance.. Jimidy.. ------------- www.srp.me.uk |
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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 15 January 2004 at 2:49pm
| Yes, use the 'memo' field... |
Posted By: jimidy
Date Posted: 15 January 2004 at 4:26pm
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Sweeeet! How many does that allow mate? Thanks ------------- www.srp.me.uk |
Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 15 January 2004 at 6:38pm
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65536 bytes, if you are filling it using the user interface; an entire .mdb file, 2 GByte less overhead, if you fill it programmatically from VB code ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |