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EMail Address Field
I have inherited a Data Base that has a field for EMail Address. This is
currently a Text Field. I have changed the field to a Hyerlink field and would like to update all the data (Email address) in this field so that when clicked the Email program will load. Is there a way I can do this without having to edit each record and type the = sign so it is recognised as Email? Thanks for any help |
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EMail Address Field
I think that you'd be better served by leaving it as a text field.
Hyperlinks use far more bytes and are stored in a different area in the database (i.e. not in the same table) and therefore can corrupt more easily. A bit of code, which adds the "mailto:" tag to the beginning of the string will allow you to treat it and use it as an email address. Further, by not using it as a hyperlink you are able to both index and sort the text. -- Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP http://www.datastrat.com http://www.mvps.org/access http://www.accessmvp.com "Roger Bell" wrote in message ... I have inherited a Data Base that has a field for EMail Address. This is currently a Text Field. I have changed the field to a Hyerlink field and would like to update all the data (Email address) in this field so that when clicked the Email program will load. Is there a way I can do this without having to edit each record and type the = sign so it is recognised as Email? Thanks for any help |
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