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KnooKie
Aged Yak Warrior
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 Posted - 2002-09-24 : 05:52:58
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| I am using Access 97. Does anyone know the maximum number of fields that can be placed in a query ?? Is there a limit ?===========Paul |
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robvolk
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Posted - 2002-09-24 : 09:01:40
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| I have a feeling it's 255. It should be in the Access help file. |
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MichaelP
Jedi Yak
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Posted - 2002-09-24 : 15:50:43
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| I'm pretty sure that the max is 255, like Rob said.If you are asking a question like this, you should probably look at your database design. If you've got fields like :Item1, Item2, Item3,....Item50You should REALLY think about putting the "items" in an "items" table and creating a relationship between your "parent" table, and this "child" table.So some reading on "normalization":http://www.sqlteam.com/SearchResults.asp?SearchTerms=normalizationMichael<Yoda>Use the Search page you must. Find the answer you will.</Yoda> |
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KnooKie
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2002-09-26 : 05:03:18
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Cheers guys. Someone asked me so i said i'd try and find out. If it's in the help files i couldn't find it. I told him it weas probably 255/6 anyway. I hope he's not actually going to use all 255 fields as he's working on the same system as me. I think he was just curious whilst having a manic moment  ===========Paul |
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Max No. of fields in a query