KB124626 - Works: Database Field Not Exported When Field Width Is 0 (Zero)

Article ID: 124626

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2004

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SUMMARY

A database saved in one of the text file formats available in Works for Windows may not include fields that in list view have a field width of 0 (zero). Changing the field width to 1 or greater, or saving the data as a dBASE file will allow the field to be exported.

MORE INFORMATION

Below is a list of available text file formats and the result of saving data files that include a field with a field width of 0.

                 List View    Form View
Format           Width        Width          Results
------           ---------    ---------      -------

Text & Commas      0          Any Value      Field not in conversion
Text & Tabs        0          Any Value      Field not in conversion
Text & Tabs (DOS)  0          Any Value      Field not in conversion
dBASE III          0          Any Value      Length determined by Form View
dBASE IV           0          Any Value      Length determined by Form View

NOTE: The Form View field width only affects dBASE conversions. If the field in Form View is not large enough, you will receive the following message:

Some Field Text Was Truncated.

For additional information on this error message, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

87647 Works Err Msg: Some Field Text Was Truncated

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