[AccessD] Import more than 255 characters from Excel

The fastest way is to link to the Excel sheet from within Access. The Excel
sheet will show up as a table. Then write a query to populate or create the
desired Access table. The query will recognize the Excel "field" as a memo
field. HTH 
Jim Hale

-----Original Message-----
From: ewaldt at gdls.com [mailto:ewaldt at gdls.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:19 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] Import more than 255 characters from Excel


I have a memo field in an Access table, and it receives data from an
imported Excel sheet. Unfortunately, the import cuts the length of the
imported data to 255, since Access automatically considers it a Text field.
Is there a way around this? I use the very simple line:

      DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, 8, "Import01", strFileStuff,
False, "InputData"

I tried defining the table, "Import01", as filled with Memos; no
difference. Any help? I really need to import more than 255 characters. Is
there a setting in here somewhere? The spreadsheet is too complex to export
to a .CSV file, BTW. Also, "InputData" here is a named range.

TIA.


Thomas F. Ewald
FCS Database Manager
General Dynamics Land Systems
(586) 276-1256





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