ACCESS 2016, too many fields defined error

Anonymous
2015-12-29T01:14:32+00:00

My query give me an error TO MANY FIELDS DEFINED. When i count the fields i have only used 226.

What is causing this?

Thanks for any help

ed

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Anonymous
2017-12-22T00:15:56+00:00

Not without using subreports because once tied together they will be over 255.

Side note:  Sounds like the person who advised you is using far less of the data in the tables than you, is that so?

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Anonymous
2017-12-05T00:47:27+00:00

Not into word into the window on the web page in the link I posted.

Hmm, yep you need to bring it into a clean one again.  Note, what you downloaded was probably flat file format which means that is the way they display it not store it.

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Anonymous
2017-12-04T21:51:05+00:00

Passing on secret tip....

To format queries for easier reading, go to...

https://sqlformat.org/

Just copy in the SQL and click the Format SQL button.  (Really wish that was built into Access!)

No problem glad to help.  And hopefully, this post never disappears!

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Anonymous
2016-01-07T22:57:03+00:00

No problem... will get a message even if you reply 10 years from now! :)

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Anonymous
2015-12-29T01:41:09+00:00

Hmm, could be one of those deceptive messages because there is also a 1.024 character limit and spaces count!

That said, a query with that many fields is the *real* concern.  It sounds like an UN-normalized structure.  Why so many fields in the query?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-29T18:15:21+00:00

    Ow. It's just as I feared.

    I hate to say it, but it certainly appears that your basic table design is deeply flawed - you're "committing spreadsheet" with lots of repeating fields, and evidently storing data in fieldnames and tablenames. It's hard to tell for sure, but I suspect that you are frequently adding and deleting fields, either in the query or in the table itself.

    I'm sure that a normalized design could be created to manage your project, but I fear it would require scrapping this entire design and starting from scratch. 

    For the specific problem that prompted your post - too many fields - all I can say is that each actual table field that you use, AND each calculated field (all those inefficient IIF calls) counts toward the limit; and deleting a field will not necessarily restore the count.

    Do note that (though it can certainly be helpful) you are not limited to consultants in your local area; these days it's a lot easier to collaborate remotely. 

    Good luck, and "never bet on a horse named Alpo" :-{).

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