Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?

And if there is one, is there a way to make forms that are wider?
For every day on the form (first field) it needs to be followed by 52(!)
datefields. I've widened the form as far as I can but I lack
space................

Any solutions?

TIA Henro

re: Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?

Henro V previously wrote:
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> And if there is one, is there a way to make forms that are wider?
> For every day on the form (first field) it needs to be followed by 52(!)
> datefields. I've widened the form as far as I can but I lack
> space................
>
> Any solutions?[/color]

Yes, the maximum width is 22 inches. There is no way to make it wider.
Change the design to vertical?
Use Excel instead?

Regards

Peter Russell

re: Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?

With that large number of fields you might do well to use a Tab Control
form.

Con Giacomini

"Henro V" <maxlesallaud@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> And if there is one, is there a way to make forms that are wider?
> For every day on the form (first field) it needs to be followed by 52(!)
> datefields. I've widened the form as far as I can but I lack
> space................
>
> Any solutions?
>
> TIA Henro
>
>[/color]

re: Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?

"Henro V" <maxlesallaud@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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If there is a fixed maximum, but there is also a way to exceed that maximum,
then it would not be a maximum, would it!

This is a serious comment. You are wasting your time by asking how to bypass
a fixed maximum.

"Access has a limit of 255 fields per table. How can I get more?"
answer: you can't!

& so on.

HTH,
TC

re: Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?

Default are text fields limited on 50 characters (fixed with) but you can
crank it up to 255. That was my question!

Henro

"TC" <a@b.c.d> wrote in message news:1069560933.533108@teuthos...[color=blue]
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> "Henro V" <maxlesallaud@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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maximum,[color=blue]
> then it would not be a maximum, would it!
>
> This is a serious comment. You are wasting your time by asking how to[/color]
bypass[color=blue]
> a fixed maximum.
>
> "Access has a limit of 255 fields per table. How can I get more?"
> answer: you can't!
>
> & so on.
>
> HTH,
> TC
>
>
>[/color]

re: Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?

"Henro V" wrote
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> Default are text fields limited on 50
> characters (fixed with) but you can
> crank it up to 255. That was my question![/color]

No, not exactly. Text fields are defaulted to a lenght 50, and since they
are variable-length, that is the _specified_ "limit" but that is not a
"maximum".

The _maximum_ for text fields is 255, and the only workaround is to use a
different field type, for example, Memo fields which can contain 65K (and
are actually physically stored outside the table in which they are defined).

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

re: Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?

"Henro V" <maxlesallaud@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Default are text fields limited on 50 characters (fixed with) but you can
> crank it up to 255. That was my question![/color]

Silly me! I thought your question was:

"Is there a fixed maximum width on a form?
And if there is one, is there a way to make forms that are wider?"

TC

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> Henro
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> "TC" <a@b.c.d> wrote in message news:1069560933.533108@teuthos...[color=green]
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> > "Henro V" <maxlesallaud@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:bpoi6t$ar6$1@news4.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
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> > If there is a fixed maximum, but there is also a way to exceed that[/color]
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> > then it would not be a maximum, would it!
> >
> > This is a serious comment. You are wasting your time by asking how to[/color]
> bypass[color=green]
> > a fixed maximum.
> >
> > "Access has a limit of 255 fields per table. How can I get more?"
> > answer: you can't!
> >
> > & so on.
> >
> > HTH,
> > TC
> >
> >
> >[/color]
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