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Tim Unsted
Is there an upper limit to the length of the [ObjectName] argument when
using the DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputServerView to output data to Excel, for
example. I'm hitting on problems when using an SQL statement that exceeds
around 160 characters (running Access 2000). I can find no documentation
about any such constraint.
I'm using a form that allows users to build a customized export of data but
this is only working when using a handful of fields - not much good, really.
If there is a limit to the length of this argument, does anyone have any
other suggestions as to how I might achieve such and export?
The following is a typical SQL statement generated that does work, so you
can see the type of string I'm trying to use:
SELECT [Author],[Author/Editor],[Citation],[Classmark],[Collection] FROM
KAVExportCopyDetails WHERE [Media Type] IN ('Encyclopedia') Order By
[Classmark],[Title]
Obviously I could get rid of some of the square brackets, but because the
SQL string is dynamically generate this would be problematic because they
are required around certain field name. This is really missing the point
anyway. Anything much longer than this string and I get an error.
using the DoCmd.OutputTo acOutputServerView to output data to Excel, for
example. I'm hitting on problems when using an SQL statement that exceeds
around 160 characters (running Access 2000). I can find no documentation
about any such constraint.
I'm using a form that allows users to build a customized export of data but
this is only working when using a handful of fields - not much good, really.
If there is a limit to the length of this argument, does anyone have any
other suggestions as to how I might achieve such and export?
The following is a typical SQL statement generated that does work, so you
can see the type of string I'm trying to use:
SELECT [Author],[Author/Editor],[Citation],[Classmark],[Collection] FROM
KAVExportCopyDetails WHERE [Media Type] IN ('Encyclopedia') Order By
[Classmark],[Title]
Obviously I could get rid of some of the square brackets, but because the
SQL string is dynamically generate this would be problematic because they
are required around certain field name. This is really missing the point
anyway. Anything much longer than this string and I get an error.