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Memo Field Truncates my Data in Table?!
Ok - from what I understand a "MEMO" field type should allow at least 65k
worth of data to be saved in your database table. However, I am manually opening my table and typing in text that is a half a dozen sentences and when I hit enter to move onto the next field - it truncates my data. I go back to the field in the table and only 255 characters exists. Can someone please explain wtf is going on here? Yes, I'm absolutely certain in database design the "MEMO" type is selected. This does not make sense to me, and I'm not very familiar with access(I'm a SQL 2005 guy personally). Please help, any insight is much appreciated!!! Thank you |
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Memo Field Truncates my Data in Table?!
Nkryption,
Since you are in the table and not a query the only other thing I can think of is your are changing the Data Type in a linked table OR you need to expand the field for it to show you all the data... *unless* you are typing into a query? -- Gina Whipp 2010 Microsoft MVP (Access) "I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors II http://www.regina-whipp.com/index_files/TipList.htm "Nkryption" u58794@uwe wrote in message news:a51c3432199fb@uwe... Ok - from what I understand a "MEMO" field type should allow at least 65k worth of data to be saved in your database table. However, I am manually opening my table and typing in text that is a half a dozen sentences and when I hit enter to move onto the next field - it truncates my data. I go back to the field in the table and only 255 characters exists. Can someone please explain wtf is going on here? Yes, I'm absolutely certain in database design the "MEMO" type is selected. This does not make sense to me, and I'm not very familiar with access(I'm a SQL 2005 guy personally). Please help, any insight is much appreciated!!! Thank you |
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Memo Field Truncates my Data in Table?!
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:41:32 GMT, "Nkryption" u58794@uwe wrote:
Ok - from what I understand a "MEMO" field type should allow at least 65k worth of data to be saved in your database table. However, I am manually opening my table and typing in text that is a half a dozen sentences and when I hit enter to move onto the next field - it truncates my data. I go back to the field in the table and only 255 characters exists. Can someone please explain wtf is going on here? Yes, I'm absolutely certain in database design the "MEMO" type is selected. This does not make sense to me, and I'm not very familiar with access(I'm a SQL 2005 guy personally). Please help, any insight is much appreciated!!! Thank you -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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Memo Field Truncates my Data in Table?!
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:41:32 GMT, "Nkryption" u58794@uwe wrote:
Ok - from what I understand a "MEMO" field type should allow at least 65k worth of data to be saved in your database table. However, I am manually opening my table and typing in text that is a half a dozen sentences and when I hit enter to move onto the next field - it truncates my data. I go back to the field in the table and only 255 characters exists. Can someone please explain wtf is going on here? Yes, I'm absolutely certain in database design the "MEMO" type is selected. This does not make sense to me, and I'm not very familiar with access(I'm a SQL 2005 guy personally). Please help, any insight is much appreciated!!! Thank you Be sure there is no Format defined on the memo field, and that you're not sorting by it. -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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Memo Field Truncates my Data in Table?!
John,
Before I answer I'd just like to say that I inherited this project from someone else, who had no idea what they were doing and provided no notes to me! Soo with that said, The data is showing up in the table now and on my forms. I noticed there was an @ symbol in some of the text controls that were added before I took over. I removed these @ signs and the text is appearing in the text fields. What does @ mean in access?(besides a pain in my ass) John W. Vinson wrote: Ok - from what I understand a "MEMO" field type should allow at least 65k worth of data to be saved in your database table. However, I am manually [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] Thank you Be sure there is no Format defined on the memo field, and that you're not sorting by it. -- Message posted via AccessMonster.com http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/For...esign/201003/1 |
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Memo Field Truncates my Data in Table?!
If you are viewing in a one-line space, as is usually the case, hitting the
enter key will put into a new line, thus making it appear to be invisible. Hitting it more times will insert more blank lines making it more invisible. Try hitting Shift-F2 (or arrow down) to see all of the contents it to see if this is the case. If you have truly confirmed that it is truncating to exactly 255, then the above would not be an explanation. |
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Memo Field Truncates my Data in Table?!
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:58:39 GMT, "Nkryption via AccessMonster.com"
u58794@uwe wrote: John, Before I answer I'd just like to say that I inherited this project from someone else, who had no idea what they were doing and provided no notes to me! Been there, done that, went through a lot of ibuprofen... Soo with that said, The data is showing up in the table now and on my forms. I noticed there was an @ symbol in some of the text controls that were added before I took over. I removed these @ signs and the text is appearing in the text fields. Where is the @ sign? YOu say "text controls" - textboxes on the form? Are these in the displayed value of the textbox or in some other property? Is it a single @ or is the textbox filled with them? What does @ mean in access?(besides a pain in my ass) Nothing that I can think of. It may be something that this developer included in the app. -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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