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Fix field will not fit in record error when exporting to dbase
What do I need to alter in order to successfully export to dbaseIV when I get
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The most likely cause is that your Access field is longer than your dBase
field. I.E. The Access text field size is 150 characters and the dBase text field is only 149 characters. If that's not it, post back. Good luck. Sco M.L. "Sco" Scofield, Microsoft Access MVP, MCSD, MCP, MSS, A+ Denver Area Access Users Group Vice President www.DAAUG.org MS Colorado Events Administrator www.MSColoradoEvents.com Useful Metric Conversion #18 of 19: 8 nickels = 2 paradigms (My personal favorite) Miscellaneous Access and VB "stuff" at www.ScoBiz.com "Jesse" wrote in message ... What do I need to alter in order to successfully export to dbaseIV when I get a "Field will not fit in record" error? |
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Thx for the response, but it doesn't seem like there's a way to design your
dbase file when you're exporting from access to dbase. It just creates all the parameters for you, correct? I will check the exporting/importing discussion groups to see if anything is posted there. Jesse "M.L. Sco Scofield" wrote: The most likely cause is that your Access field is longer than your dBase field. I.E. The Access text field size is 150 characters and the dBase text field is only 149 characters. If that's not it, post back. Good luck. Sco M.L. "Sco" Scofield, Microsoft Access MVP, MCSD, MCP, MSS, A+ Denver Area Access Users Group Vice President www.DAAUG.org MS Colorado Events Administrator www.MSColoradoEvents.com Useful Metric Conversion #18 of 19: 8 nickels = 2 paradigms (My personal favorite) Miscellaneous Access and VB "stuff" at www.ScoBiz.com "Jesse" wrote in message ... What do I need to alter in order to successfully export to dbaseIV when I get a "Field will not fit in record" error? |
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Sorry about that. I was thinking more of an export into an existing table
instead of an export to a new, Access created table. Although this article is not specifically for Access, this might be something to look into. http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;110601 Also, dBase has a 10 character field name limit and does not like spaces or special characters. Personally, I'd create the table in dBase, link it, and export the data with an append query. Good luck. Sco M.L. "Sco" Scofield, Microsoft Access MVP, MCSD, MCP, MSS, A+ Denver Area Access Users Group Vice President www.DAAUG.org MS Colorado Events Administrator www.MSColoradoEvents.com Useful Metric Conversion #18 of 19: 8 nickels = 2 paradigms (My personal favorite) Miscellaneous Access and VB "stuff" at www.ScoBiz.com "Jesse" wrote in message ... Thx for the response, but it doesn't seem like there's a way to design your dbase file when you're exporting from access to dbase. It just creates all the parameters for you, correct? I will check the exporting/importing discussion groups to see if anything is posted there. Jesse "M.L. Sco Scofield" wrote: The most likely cause is that your Access field is longer than your dBase field. I.E. The Access text field size is 150 characters and the dBase text field is only 149 characters. If that's not it, post back. Good luck. Sco M.L. "Sco" Scofield, Microsoft Access MVP, MCSD, MCP, MSS, A+ Denver Area Access Users Group Vice President www.DAAUG.org MS Colorado Events Administrator www.MSColoradoEvents.com Useful Metric Conversion #18 of 19: 8 nickels = 2 paradigms (My personal favorite) Miscellaneous Access and VB "stuff" at www.ScoBiz.com "Jesse" wrote in message ... What do I need to alter in order to successfully export to dbaseIV when I get a "Field will not fit in record" error? |
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