Exporting Query To Text File - Too Small To Accept The Amount Of Data ... HELP!! WHY?
Mar 30, 2006
Hi folks,
I have a query that returns about 3500 records (and runs very well I have to say). the issue comes when I attempt to export that queries results to a comma seperated text file. It gives me the message that the field is too small to accept the amount of data..bla bla bla... I've looked this up and it mentions stuff about memo fields and issues with that, but I don't have any memo fields in any of the tables that this is pulling information from. Does anyone have a clue why this would be happening...please help..this is urgent.
All, I have inheirited a database which I am attempting to query via an SQL statement:
"SELECT * FROM MYTABLE ORDER BY SheetNumber;"
This query works fine under Access but when executed thru ADO 2.5 / Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 from VB6 it reports the following error ("2147217833"):
"The field is too small to accept the amount of data you attempted to add. Try inserting or pasting less data."
First things first, I'm not trying to add/insert/paste any data (see SQL statement above). Secondly, when I remove "ORDER BY SheetNumber" from the SQL statement the error does not occur. I need to retain the ability to sort and would be grateful for any help/suggestions.
For your reference SheetNumber is defined as a 20 char Text field in Access.
I currently have a drop down box with four options in there and the options are:
Low Minimum Medium High
However when i change the options in the table to:
Low Moderate Significant High
it comes up with the error message: the field is too small the accept the amount of data you attemtpted to add. Try inserting or pasting less data.
I do not understand what is wrong with the second option of words? The maximum for characters is set to 255 so i am not sure why it is coming up with that error message.
I get the error message "The field is too small to accept the amount of data you are trying to add. try inserting or pasting less data." I'm not attempting to run an insert or update query.
Access Help lives up to expectations by just repeating the error message, and the posts I can find on the forum which mention this error all seem to include something about a maximum of 254 characters in a field. None of mine are anywhere near that amount.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?
I am trying to insert data into a table through a combo on a form. Originally, I had the text field size set at 15 characters, but the data I wanted to enter changed to 25 characters in length, so I changed the field size to 25. I then got the following message:
"The field is too small to accept the amount of data you attempted to add. Try inserting or pasting less data."I increased the size, but still got the message. I even took the size right up to 100, but still got the message!
I need to export data from a table in Access to a fixed length record text file and would like to find out how to export a number field into this text file with leading zeros.
The text file requires this 999999.99 and right justify and zero fill. My question is this: how can I zero fill from the table to the txt file? I went through the export wizard and couldn't see how to do it.
Ok, I have a question. It might be a ridiculously simple question. Also, i'm under the impression that I may have to learn some VB, which i'm okay with. I've never really used MS Access, it has sat neglected on my desktop for a number of years and now I am starting to see just how powerful it is. By the way, I'm Jamie, nice to meet you all :) Now, onto the questionWhat i'd like to do is take the following database (for example)field1 = namefield2 = locationfield3 = favourite movieNow, i'd like to generate the following text from this database, for each entryDear <<name>>I once knew a man from <<location>>Was never really much of a <<favourite movie>> fan.Optionally, i'd like it to store the text for each seperately generated document in a file named <<name>>.txt, but that isn't needed urgently.It reminds me of a mail merge I learned to do a few years back in high school using appleworks (I am assuming it was appleworks).Anyway yes, thankyou in advance for any help with this.Jamie
My question is when exporting an access table to a text file using a fixed file format can you combine two fields into one field and if so how do you do it.
First I'm developing in Access 2010. I am struggling with code that is supposed to create a text file and populate it from a query. The Query "cbt_Candidate_Export_Temp" is working fine but I keep getting the error in the second argument:
"Run-time error '3625': The text file specification 'cbtTab' does not exist... "
FDL00.... should be generated automatically, starting with 101 for 1st container and 201 for 2nd and so forth. The output should be in vertical manner.
I am able to successfully export data from an Access 2010 Query to a Tab Delimited Text file without difficulty.My problem is that the Query includes several 'tick boxes'. The resulting text file shows the text boxes as 1 or 0 as appropriate. What I actually require is a Y/N result.To achieve the required Y/N result requires some fiddly find and replace editing which is complicated by the fact that the query also contains telephone numbers incorporating 1 & 0, This then requires further editing of individual records to convert misplaced Y/N back to 1/0. Is their any way that one can force the export to convert text boxes to Y/N rather than 1/0.
I a trying to search some product from a search button and two combo boxes text values ,and on serch the vba code is :
Code:
Private Sub Command4_Click() Dim db As DAO.Database Dim rs As DAO.Recordset Dim varRecords As Variant
[code]...
I just dont know,the fuile is created on click of button but with headers only,dtaa is not coming but wheni debug ,in immediate window,data is oming but just not coming in excel file.
I am exporting a table to a text file and I am having a problem with decimal places. I have got a column which is showing a number with differing number of decimal places, between 0 & 3. The column is set to Data Type decimal with auto decimal Places setting.
When I export this to a text file, it automatically changes the field to be 2 decimal places. Is there anything that can be done about this? If I export it to an excel file, the formatting stays the same, but the table will be too big to export to excel at some point so I can't do this.
I am not sure if this is possible or not, I am trying to export a large table that includes a text qualifier "". I have managed to change all the fields in the table to text. the problem id that I need to supply the data to an outside source that wants the qualifier to also be included for null fields (they receive other files not processed from Access with this included).
I was just after info about if it is possible or I am wasting time trying to come up with a solution (this will be done on a regular basis so I don't want to have to export the table to another software package to perform the task.
In my database I would like my report to run every 30 seconds and export that data to a text file. I am not sure if that is best with a Do While or Do Until.
What I am looking to accomplish is to populate a map with data from the data base report. it needs to rerun the report and write the text file every 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Any help with the coding would be greatly appreciated.
Header as this fields: Num; CompanyCode; InvoiceNumber; Date; Total; Taxes; Subtotal
Detail as this fields linked with Header by InvoiceNumber: InvoiceNumber; CardNumber; Date; ClosureDate; Qt; Price; Tax; Subtotal
And i've got to export to a text file as follows:
first line with a header then the other lines with the details, and if it has another header it continuous with first a header and then details again...
I am trying to export a query from an Access 2007 database into a fixed width text file, to import into a statistical program. The query is a simple select query from one table, selecting 5 columns. I am using a specification to set the width of each of the fields (image attached). The problem is with the first field in the table which is a long integer field. I want to set it as a fixed width of 4 characters, but every time it exports it sets the width as 11 characters. I have tried exporting from the original table, changing the data type but nothing seems to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Laura
Hi guys, this might be a quickie, I did a quick search but couldn't find anything :/
Basically my database creates a table which some people would rather analyse within excel because they're not comfortable with access. I can get the table exporting to an xls file no problem, howeevr what I would like is for the database to export the file and open the file in excel at the same time so the user doesn't need to open up excel and find the file etc...
I created a form which is opened by a query, it displays several fields. I need to find a way to export/add these results into a new access table. I need to do by using a button..
I have a text file linked to this database, and I'm trying to create a Query that will pull all of the data out of this text file, and add a rank if two of the values match in multipe records.So in other words, when multiple records have the same [JOBNBR] , I want to evaluate the [TIMESTAMP] value to see if it is the smallest one, and so on.I don't want to create multiple queries to do this, is there any way to do this? Here's what I have:
Code: DDR: (Select count(*) from tblMyDataImport Where [tblMyDataImport].[TIMESTAMP] < [TIMESTAMP] AND [tblMyDataImport].[JOBNBR]=[JOBNBR] )
I am having trouble exporting a query from ACCESS 2010 to a .txt file. I have a field in the middle of the query, and I cannot get the data of this field unless I put it in the end of the query (as the last field). I think I must be doing something wrong, but I don't known what may that be.
I have a complex query that I am exporting to a tab delimited text file.
The query has three date fields, and a time field. The query export results in both the date and time portions of the value being shown instead of one or the other.
I have tried using the format function to force the dates to only show the date portion, and the time field to only show the time portion. So far, without luck.
I would greatly appreciate help from someone who can spot what I am doing wrong. The sql for my query is below.
SELECT tblSiteVisits.RunID AS TripID, Format([tblSampleRuns]![RunDate],"mm/dd/yyyy") AS [Trip Start Date], Format([tblSampleRuns]![RunDate],"mm/dd/yyyy") AS [Trip End Date], [RunName] & " " & [tblSampleRuns]![RunDate] AS [Trip Name], "LUMMI001" AS [Project ID], tblSites.SiteNumber AS [Station ID], STORET_SiteVisitNum.VisitNum AS [Station Visit Number], [tblSiteVisits]![SiteVisitID] & "-" & [tblParameters]![Matrix] AS [Activity ID], [tblParameters]![Matrix] AS Medium, Storet_ActivityCategories.Activity_Type AS [Activity Type], Storet_ActivityCategories.[Activity Category], tblSampleData.QCIndicator AS [QC Indicator], STORET_Replicate.RepNo AS [Replicate Number], Format([tblSampleRuns]![RunDate],"mm/dd/yyyy") AS [Activity Start Date], "" & Format([VisitTime],"hh:nn:ss") & "" AS [Activity Start Time], STORET_TimeZoneOutput.TimeDatum AS [Activity Start Time Zone], "" AS [Depth to Activity], "" AS [Depth to Activity Units], tblSiteVisits.SiteComments AS [Activity Comments], Storet_MethodsProcedures.ProcedureID, IIf([LabParam]=-1,"WSWB","") AS [Gear ID], Storet_Characteristics.CharacteristicName, IIf(IsNull([PracticalDetectionLimit]),Str([Value]),IIf([Value]<[PracticalDetectionLimit],"Present < QL",Str([Value]))) AS [Result Value], tblUnits.UnitName AS [Result Value Units], Storet_Fractions.Fraction, "" AS [Result Comment], "" AS Personnel, IIf([tblParameters]![LabParam]=-1,[LabID],"") AS [Laboratory ID], Storet_MethodsProcedures.ProcedureID AS [Field/Lab Procedure], Storet_MethodsProcedures.SourceAcronym AS [Field/Lab Procedure Source], "" AS [Analysis Date], "" AS [Analysis Time], "" AS [Analysis Time Zone], "" AS [Lab Sample Prep Procedure], "" AS [Lab Sample Prep Procedure Source], tblSampleData.PracticalDetectionLimit AS [Detection Limit], tblSampleData.UnitID AS [Detection Limit Unit], "F" AS [Result Status], tblStatisticTypes.StatisticType AS [Statistic Type], IIf(IsNull([tblSampleData]![StatisticTypeID]),"Actual",[ValueType]) AS [Value Type] FROM ((Storet_StaticFields RIGHT JOIN tblSites ON Storet_StaticFields.StaticFieldID = tblSites.StaticFieldID) RIGHT JOIN ((tblRuns RIGHT JOIN (tblSampleRuns LEFT JOIN STORET_TimeZoneOutput ON (tblSampleRuns.RunDate = STORET_TimeZoneOutput.RunDate) AND (tblSampleRuns.RunID = STORET_TimeZoneOutput.RunID)) ON tblRuns.RunTypeID = tblSampleRuns.RunTypeID) RIGHT JOIN (tblSiteVisits LEFT JOIN STORET_SiteVisitNum ON tblSiteVisits.SiteVisitID = STORET_SiteVisitNum.SiteVisitID) ON tblSampleRuns.RunID = tblSiteVisits.RunID) ON tblSites.SiteID = tblSiteVisits.SiteID) RIGHT JOIN ((Storet_Fractions RIGHT JOIN (Storet_Characteristics RIGHT JOIN tblParameters ON Storet_Characteristics.CharacteristicID = tblParameters.CharacteristicID) ON Storet_Fractions.FractionID = tblParameters.FractionID) RIGHT JOIN (Storet_MethodsProcedures RIGHT JOIN (Storet_ActivityCategories RIGHT JOIN (STORET_Replicate RIGHT JOIN (((tblSampleData LEFT JOIN tblStatisticTypes ON tblSampleData.StatisticTypeID = tblStatisticTypes.StatisticTypeID) INNER JOIN STORET_ActivityType ON tblSampleData.ResultID = STORET_ActivityType.ResultID) LEFT JOIN tblUnits ON tblSampleData.UnitID = tblUnits.UnitID) ON STORET_Replicate.ResultID = tblSampleData.ResultID) ON Storet_ActivityCategories.ID = tblSampleData.Activity_Category) ON Storet_MethodsProcedures.MethodID = tblSampleData.MethodID) ON tblParameters.ParameterID = tblSampleData.ParameterID) ON tblSiteVisits.SiteVisitID = tblSampleData.SiteVisitID WHERE (((Storet_Characteristics.CharacteristicName) Is Not Null) AND ((IIf(IsNull([PracticalDetectionLimit]),Str([Value]),IIf([Value]<[PracticalDetectionLimit],"Present < QL",Str([Value])))) Is Not Null) AND ((tblSampleRuns.RunDate) Between [forms]![fmExportStoret]![StartExport] And [Forms]![fmExportStoret]![EndExport]) AND ((tblSampleData.SampleStrata)=1 Or (tblSampleData.SampleStrata)=2 Or (tblSampleData.SampleStrata)=3) AND ((tblSampleData.Exported_To_Storet)=[Forms]![fmExportStoret]![ExportType] Or (tblSampleData.Exported_To_Storet)=0));
Am trying to export an excel (97-03) file from a query I have. Some of the columns have exported as number values (as its linked via unique id's). I want it to export certain columns as the text columns. I have tried the lookup route but it doesn't seem to make a difference.
