anthonyphillips
12-07-2009, 04:42 AM
Hi All
I need to create a qry that counts the chars in memo fields as if below 255 i can change it to a text field.
Thanks
Ant
jdraw
12-07-2009, 05:09 AM
Hi All
I need to create a qry that counts the chars in memo fields as if below 255 i can change it to a text field.
Thanks
Ant
Try Len(memofield)
anthonyphillips
12-07-2009, 05:34 AM
Try Len(memofield)
Yeah i read that, but where do i put it within the qry window, or do i have to code??
Sorry i'm not very good with access.
Ant
boblarson
12-07-2009, 05:55 AM
You will need to find the longest string in ALL of your records, in the field, so this should do it (replace the table and field names with your own):
SELECT Max(Len([FieldNameHere])) AS FieldLength
FROM TableNameHere;