ACC: Limit on ANDs in SQL Select Statement

 Last reviewed: May 7, 1997
Article ID: Q92690
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 7.0, 97

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

There is an undocumented limit on the number of ANDs you can use in a SQL Select statement. The limit is 40 ANDs in a WHERE clause and 40 ANDs in a HAVING clause.

Microsoft Access 1.x returns the following error message when you exceed this limit: 

   Out of Memory
Microsoft Access 2.0, 7.0 and 97 return the following error message when you exceed this limit: 

   Query is too complex

Keywords : kberrmsg kbusage QryProb
Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0 7.0 97
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : X86
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: May 7, 1997
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