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I am using MS Query to retrieve information from a database, and return the data to excel. Normally this works fine, however if the db field contains more than 32K characters, Excel crashes. Is there a way to specify in my database query not get more than the first 2500 characters of a particular field? Thanks -- LarryLL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LarryLL's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=36136 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=560453 |
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In Query, click the SQL button and you see the real expression, something like SELECT T_Table.ID, T_Table.Description FROM T_Table Edit it to read something like SELECT T_Table.ID, LEFT(T_Table.Description, 2500) FROM T_Table I say "something like" because the expression LEFT may not work on all databases, this is tested on Access and I can't get to other databases on this computer. Oracle uses SUBSTR for similar things. Try-and-fail or Google up what word your database driver uses on this. HTH. Best wishes Harald "LarryLL" skrev i melding ... I am using MS Query to retrieve information from a database, and return the data to excel. Normally this works fine, however if the db field contains more than 32K characters, Excel crashes. Is there a way to specify in my database query not get more than the first 2500 characters of a particular field? Thanks -- LarryLL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LarryLL's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=36136 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=560453 |
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