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Craig Armitage
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      1st Nov 2006
Guys,

what do you guys do when you need a text box that is larger than 255 chars?
For example, I would like to have a detailed service report.

Cheers

Craig


 
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      1st Nov 2006
Use a memo field.

"Craig Armitage" wrote:

> Guys,
>
> what do you guys do when you need a text box that is larger than 255 chars?
> For example, I would like to have a detailed service report.
>
> Cheers
>
> Craig
>
>
>

 
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      1st Nov 2006
define it as 'Memo' in the table properties for this field.
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"Craig Armitage" wrote:

> Guys,
>
> what do you guys do when you need a text box that is larger than 255 chars?
> For example, I would like to have a detailed service report.
>
> Cheers
>
> Craig
>
>
>

 
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      1st Nov 2006
You can use the memo field. The memo field can contain 1.2 GB worth of
text data.

On Nov 1, 10:10 am, "Craig Armitage" <c...@icarmitage.co.uk> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> what do you guys do when you need a text box that is larger than 255 chars?
> For example, I would like to have a detailed service report.
>
> Cheers
>
> Craig


 
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Craig Armitage
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      1st Nov 2006
Thanks guys

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> Guys,
>
> what do you guys do when you need a text box that is larger than 255
> chars? For example, I would like to have a detailed service report.
>
> Cheers
>
> Craig
>
>



 
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