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Tables: "Too many fields defined" error message Author(s) access too many fields defined union query Dev Ashish (Q) When I try to save a table, I keep getting the error
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message "Too many fields defined". What's causing this to come up? (A) Access keeps an internal count of total number of fields in a table and has a limit too many fields defined. oledbexception excel of 255 fields per table. Each time you modify a field or add a field, this count increases by 1. When you delete a field, Access does NOT reset this counter. So it's possible for you to have less than 255 fields and still get this error message. If your field count is less than 255, just compact the database again which should reset the internal field count counter. © 1998-2010, Dev Ashish & Arvin Meyer, All rights reserved. Optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Fields Defined" Hi I have used some code to export a query to a spreadsheet... For some reason i get the error msg "too many fields too many fields defined access 2016 defined". I understand there is max number of columns for a spreadsheet - however, the data being exported does fit easily into a spreadsheet. (when pasted) ??? rgrds wazza View Public Profile Find More Posts by wazza 11-10-2004, 09:54 http://access.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0002.htm AM #2 sfreeman@co.mer Sam_F Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 272 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Are you trying to query more than 255 fields? If so, STOP IT! Are you trying to 'update' query more than 127 fields? If so, STOP IT! If not, Access may 'think' you are. Try a Compact and Repair. Also, are your fields 'too full'? There is a character limit per record. If not, I'd try saving the table, make sure you get all the http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=76356 data, and then try using the copy of the table in the query. HTH __________________ 90% of the problem is asking the right question. sfreeman@co.mer View Public Profile Find More Posts by sfreeman@co.mer 11-10-2004, 10:26 AM #3 wazza Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts the table was only about 80 columns wide.. i tried to repair the database... no luck there so i deleted the spreadsheet and created a new one... this appears to have solved the problem.. Thanks wazza View Public Profile Find More Posts by wazza « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Forum Jump User Control Panel Private Messages Subscriptions Who's Online Search Forums Forums Home Access World Access World News Site Suggestions Introduce Yourself The Watercooler Microsoft Access Discussion General Tables Queries Forms Reports Macros Modules & VBA Theory and practice of database design Access Web Microsoft Access Reference Access FAQs Code Repository Sample Databases Microsoft Access Tutorials Microsoft Access User Groups Apps and Windows SQL Server Crystal Reports Vis
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Access2000 group, My Table_Volunteers has 70 fields. My query_A displays all 70 fields (from table_Volunteers) plus an additional 17 calculated fields for a total of 77 fields. And it works fine My query_B displays all 70 Fields (from Table_Volunteers) plus an additional 17 calculated fields for a total of 77 fields. And it works fine. My query_C displays all 70 Fields (from Table_Volunteers) plus an additional 17 calculated fields for a total of 77 fields. And it also works fine. However, when i try to do the following...... SELECT * FROM query_A UNION ALL SELECT * FROM query_B UNION ALL SELECT * FROM query_C i get this error...... "RUNTIME ERROR '3190' - too many fields defined" Any ideas? Cheeers, WebDUDE out. WebDude, Nov 25, 2006 #1 Advertisements Allen Browne Guest 70 fields + 17 calculated fields = 87 fields. 87 fields * 3 tables = 261 fields. Access will probably max out at 255. As a workaround, you could create another table with 87 fields. Empty it with a delete query. Populate it with 3 Append queries. The design you describe sounds more like a spreadsheet than a relational database. The long-term solution will probably be to read up on "normalization", and create some related tables that have many *records* instead of having many (repeating?) fields on the one table. That will also avoid the whole problem of the UNION query, since the records will already be multiple records instead of trying to combine the 3 sets of repeating fields into one long list. Here's a list of articles that may help you get started with relational design: http://home.bendbroadband.com/conradsystems/accessjunkie/resources.html#DatabaseDesign101 -- Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org. "WebDude" <> wrote in message news:... > Dear Access2000 group, > > > My Table_Volunteers has 70 fields. > > My query_A displays all 70 fields (from table_Volunteers) plus > an additional 17 calculated fields for a total of 77 fields. > And it works fine > > My query_B displays all 70 Fields (from Table_Volunteers) plus > an additional 17 calculated fields for a total of 77 fields. > And it works fine. > > My query_C displays all 70 Fields (from Table_Volunteers) plus > an additional 17 calculated fields for a total of 77 fields. > And it also works fine. > > > However, when i try to do the following...... > > > SELECT * FROM query_A > UNION ALL SELECT * FROM query_B > UN