how do u edit large amounts of data in odbc

[Irivng]

i'm trying to edit two random files and an index file in access using an odbc
link editor. The are non numeric data in a field that may only contain
numeric data
Ho or is there an easy way to edit the data besides cutting the record the
adding it at the bottem then editing it.

 

[kingston via AccessMonster.com]

AFAIK, the ODBC driver for the data type must allow what you are trying to do.
If working on SQL datasets, for example, the MS SQL ODBC driver allows the
use of queries to retrieve and edit data. However, it sounds like you should
be able to make edits in place.