Access: Retrive Data from a table with more than 255 fields

R

RPG

I am trying to used Access 2003 to access data from a table with more than
255 fields. I need a field in the 310th field. Can the 255 field limit be
"tricked". If not, please suggest a software option
 
J

John Spencer

If the data is in MS SQL Server, you can write a view with an assortment
of fields (less than 256) and use that as the source "Table" for a query.

Obviously the records are not in a table in Access Jet.

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John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
Center for Health Program Development and Management
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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D

Douglas J. Steele

I believe that I've linked to tables in external sources that have more than
255 fields, then written queries that picked specific fields by name.
Obviously the query must have fewer than 256 fields.
 

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