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Query to determine string length

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ChopinFan

ChopinFan

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Oct 4, 2004
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How do I query a text field to determine the maximum number of characters entered into it among all the records? Does SQL have an equivalent for a VBA Len() function?

Thanks!
 
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Code: 
select len([column]) from table

Hope it helps,

Alex

Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom
 
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Code: 
select max(len([column])) from table

to find the max.

Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom
 
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DataLength

Select Max(DataLength([!]FieldName[/!]))
From Table

-George

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Excellent. "Datalength" does the trick. Thanks!
 
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