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

William Hindman wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Thu Jul 30 15:16:00 CDT 2009


...its 754 over the lifetime ...chk your help file under specifications.
...not tried it but I'd think export to txt might reset this since its 
essentially a new form

William

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From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 2:46 PM
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
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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-----
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>> 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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