[AccessD] Has anyone ever sen a listbox not display all rows?

Charlotte Foust cfoust at infostatsystems.com
Thu Jul 30 14:15:54 CDT 2009


It's quite true, although I don't recall the exact number.  Both forms
and reports have a limit on the number of controls that can be added
over the entire life of the object.  Build one, dump a bunch of controls
on it and then cut them off and paste them back.  Eventually, it won't
work and you'll get an error.  It's been around since the earliest
versions.

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:47 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Has anyone ever sen a listbox not display all
rows?

I have never heard of this "255 maximum controls regardless of when"
thing.  I would not doubt the
255 max controls part, it is the tracking of old controls that I would
doubt.  But Access has done stranger things.  I have no idea where it
would store tracking for old deleted controls, however given the rename
tracking stuff it is probably out there somewhere.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Max Wanadoo wrote:
> Why didn't I think of that....
> 
> Max
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: 30 July 2009 19:02
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Has anyone ever sen a listbox not display all
rows?
> 
> Export it out to a text file, then import it back in to a new name.  
> Delete the old, rename the new back to the old name.  That might break

> the spell.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> 
> David McAfee wrote:
>> I have.
>>
>> I've even completely rebuilt it. I think it may be the form that is 
>> some
> how
>> corrupt.
>>
>> I remember reading somewhere that a form can only have 255 controls, 
>> even
> if
>> its over time (deleting controls, adding controls, deleting
controls).
>> I have redesigned this form for a department that didnt know what it 
>> was that they want five times.
>>
>> I'm wondering if this somehow could be an issue.
>>
>> I may have to rebuild the whole form...which sucks because it is very

>> complex. :(
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:50 AM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> David,
>>> Try COPYING a list box that works and then change the attributes to 
>>> what you need.
>>> That sometimes works.
>>>
>>> Max
>>>
>>>
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