ACC: "Too Many Memo or OLE Fields" Error Message

 Last reviewed: May 7, 1997
Article ID: Q103186
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you try to export a Microsoft Access table that contains more than one memo field to Btrieve format, you may receive the following error message 

   Too many Memo or OLE fields

CAUSE

Microsoft Access follows the Xtrieve specification for writing to Btrieve tables. This specification allows only one memo field, which must be the leftmost field in the table.

RESOLUTION

Change the table so that it contains only one memo field by doing either of the following:

  • Change the data types of all but one memo field.

    -or-

  • Move the memo fields to other tables so that there is only one memo field per table.

MORE INFORMATION

Btrieve is manufactured by Pervasive Software, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Keywords : IsmBtrv kb3rdparty kberrmsg
Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : X86
Issue type : kbprb
Resolution Type : Info_Provided

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Last reviewed: May 7, 1997
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