[AccessD] Query Column Headings -Table's Caption Property Vs aQuery's Alias

John Skolits askolits at nni.com
Tue May 20 07:42:39 CDT 2008


When using a query, I want an alternate column heading to what's provided in
the field's caption property located in the table's design.


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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Query Column Headings -Table's Caption Property Vs
aQuery's Alias

You want a second caption for the query column, correct?

You can do it manually in the query design window. Does that help?

Susan H.


>I have some tables where I have added captions in the Table's design.
> When I run a query against the table, I see those captions as the column
> headings instead of the field name. Good, this is what I want.
> But there are a few query headings I would like to change and still keep 
> the
> table's captions the table's design.
>
> You would think that you would simply use an alias prefix in the grid's
> field name (i.e. EXPR1:FieldName)
>
> But when you run the query, it still shows the caption listed in the 
> table's
> design not 'EXPR1'.
>
> I thought maybe there was a <Tools><Options> setting but I didn't find
> anything. Also nothing in the query's properties (as far as I could see).
>
> Anyone have any thoughts?
>
> John Skolits
>
>
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