[AccessD] Change Field Size

Oh.  SQL.  I was looking for VBA.  That's a lot more compact than the other 
approach.  Any gotchas there?  Seems too easy.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin" <mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Change Field Size


> Rocky
>
> Dim strSql As String
> strSql = "ALTER TABLE MyTable ALTER COLUMN MyField TEXT(33);"
> DBEngine(0)(0).Execute strSql, dbFailOnError
>
>
>
>    From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software"<bchacc at san.rr.com>
>    Sent: 05/12/05 13:43:38
>    To: "Access Developers discussion and problem 
> solving"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>    Subject: Re: [AccessD] Change Field Size
>
>    Martin:
>
>    I can't find any references to Alter.  It's VBA, yes?
>
>    Rocky
>
>    ----- Original Message ----- 
>    From: "Martin" <mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk>
>    To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>    Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 10:11 AM
>    Subject: Re: [AccessD] Change Field Size
>
>
>    > Rocky
>    >
>    > You may have to use an Alter statement  also note below from web.
>    >
>    >
>    > Using DAO, you have to CreateField() of the new size, execute an 
> UPDATE
>    > query to populate it, and then remove the old field.
>    >
>    > Martin
>    >
>    >
>    > -----Original Message-----
>    >    From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software"<bchacc at san.rr.com>
>    >    Sent: 04/12/05 17:44:36
>    >    To: "AccessD at databaseadvisors.com"<AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
>    >    Subject: [AccessD] Change Field Size
>    >      Dear List:
>    >
>    >    Close, but no cigar.
>    >
>    >    I need to change the length of a field through code.  I've got:
>    >
>    >    Set wrk = DBEngine.Workspaces(0)
>    >    Set db = wrk.OpenDatabase(gstrDatabaseName)
>    >    Set tdf = db.TableDefs("tblPODetail")
>    >
>    >
>    >        Set fld = tdf.Fields("fldPODPartDescription")
>    >        fld.Properties("AllowZeroLength") = True
>    >        fld.Properties("FieldSize") = 255
>    >        tdf.Fields.Append fld
>    >
>    >    Set fld = Nothing
>    >    Set tdf = Nothing
>    >    Set db = Nothing
>    >    Set wrk = Nothing
>    >
>    >    but fld.Properties("FieldSize") = 255  errors with "property can 
> only
>    > be set when the Field is part of a Recordset object's field 
> collection.
>    >
>    >    What am I doing wrong?
>    >
>    >    MTIA,
>    >
>    >    Rocky Smolin
>    >    Beach Access Software
>    >    http://www.e-z-mrp.com
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