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Old April 28th, 2004, 09:45 AM
RoMi
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Default Importing data into a MEMO field



How do you import an arranged text into a memo/field where `arranged text`
means the text with the several paragraphs, i.e. the text split into several
rows by the ENTER command.



Assume that we have such arranged text in 2-3 columns and 100+ row table
made by MS Word (2002). Why Word? Word allows simple text editing in one
single cell (field) so one can write down a text like poems.

Unfortunately, Access imports the data from Excel but not from the Word
tables. On the other side, when one copy/paste the table from Word to Excel,
Excel splits the paragraphs into separated cells which means more records
than in an original table.

Furthermore, if one save Word or Excel table into a web format (*.htm),
importing these data into Access goes smoothly although with the different
results. Access makes more records like Excel does or concatenates the
paragraphs into one long sentence. Editing of these data into paragraphs is
impossible.



Finally, if one copy/paste a cell by a cell directly from a Word to Access
it works fine and just as I need it.



Is it possible to automate such data transfer? How to hide the ENTER
command?



Thank you all.