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<DIV><SPAN class=180460317-13042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Probably. ALTER TABLE's ok, it's the ALTER COLUMN bit that
isn't.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=180460317-13042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Still,
hopefully you've helped Tracy who put the original question.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><!-- Converted from text/plain format -->
<P><FONT size=2>Andy Lacey<BR><A
href="http://www.minstersystems.co.uk/">http://www.minstersystems.co.uk</A><BR><BR></FONT></P>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Susan
Harkins<BR><B>Sent:</B> 13 April 2003 17:35<BR><B>To:</B>
accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AccessD] Alter
Table<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andy, I really don't know what it doesn't work in
97 -- it's straight basic SQL and it isn't an extension, but I guess it's
possible that ALTER COLUMN is new to the more recent version of SQL.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susan H. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=660403415-13042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>No, still get a syntax error. And I don't think pass-through queries
are an option when you're updating a linked MDB, are
they?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=030440015-13042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Oh wait. It's an A97 problem. Works in A2K but not A97, which is
pretty much all I use, so that's my excuse for my ignorance. Well,
Tracy, hopefully Susan's solved it for you. As for BEU,
mmmmm...........</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>============It should work in
97 too, you may just need a different VBA route -- try it via the SQL
window. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Susan H.
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