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Access 2000: change character limit

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Name: Heather
Date: April 1, 2003 at 05:06:05 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 850/320
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Is there anyway to change the maximum character limit in Access 2000 from 255 to (for example) 10,000 characters? A registry tweak perhaps?



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Name: mark
Date: April 1, 2003 at 07:25:45 Pacific
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you would have to use a memo field then you would get

65535 characters per field.


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Name: Heather
Date: April 7, 2003 at 12:48:56 Pacific
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Thanks! All this time, I thought 'memo' had a SHORTER limit than plain text. Guess I was wrong. I like easy solutions.


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