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invalid arguement when updating memo field -- size limit?

I have a memo field in an appointment application that stores session
notes for group psychotherapy sessions. Each attendee of the group has
an appointment record. I want to be able to write a general group note
on a form, click a button, and have that note stored in the memo field
for each person's appointment record. I created a form with an unbound
field called GroupNote. I then run an update query that updates the
note field for all attendees to "Form!myForm!Gr oupNote".

This seems to work great until the note in my unbound field gets
bigger than a small paragraph. I then get an "invalid arguement"
message. Do update queries only with with string-sized fields, i.e.
am I limited to 255 characters in an update query? I have tried
replacing the "Form!myForm!Gr oupNote" reference in the query with a
function, and even split the query into parts but to no avail. I bang
into the same brick wall.

Is this a real limitation? Any suggestions for a work around?
Nov 12 '05 #1
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The usual reference to the forms collection is Forms! - not Form!
Likely your query dosen't recognize qhat you are trying to pass as the
field.

Mike Storr
www.veraccess.com
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I have a memo field in an appointment application that stores session
notes for group psychotherapy sessions. Each attendee of the group has
an appointment record. I want to be able to write a general group note
on a form, click a button, and have that note stored in the memo field
for each person's appointment record. I created a form with an unbound
field called GroupNote. I then run an update query that updates the
note field for all attendees to "Form!myForm!Gr oupNote".

This seems to work great until the note in my unbound field gets
bigger than a small paragraph. I then get an "invalid arguement"
message. Do update queries only with with string-sized fields, i.e.
am I limited to 255 characters in an update query? I have tried
replacing the "Form!myForm!Gr oupNote" reference in the query with a
function, and even split the query into parts but to no avail. I bang
into the same brick wall.

Is this a real limitation? Any suggestions for a work around?

Nov 12 '05 #2

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