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merge field only shows 28 of 30 characters
the field in my sql database allows 30 characters, but when we merge the
field in Word 2003 it only shows 28 characters. The database programmer said the problem is in the Word doc. Do I need a switch to have all 30 characters merge? Please help! Nina |
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merge field only shows 28 of 30 characters
Some techie questions that you may have to refer to your programmer:
What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. (I don't know a problem in this area, and the above info. would really only allow us to try to replicate the problem if we happen to have the necessary database software etc. available). Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 14/01/2010 16:53, Nina S wrote: the field in my sql database allows 30 characters, but when we merge the field in Word 2003 it only shows 28 characters. The database programmer said the problem is in the Word doc. Do I need a switch to have all 30 characters merge? Please help! Nina |
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merge field only shows 28 of 30 characters
I have the answers to all but the last question. Still waiting to hear from
the CRM programmer. What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) SQL Server What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? PanelDescription (varchar(30), not null) Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? These are the views I looked at that I thought you might be using to get the data vDocRouterOPPOQuoter vDocRouterQuoter Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. I do not know the answer to this question Can you ask the CRM programmer? "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Some techie questions that you may have to refer to your programmer: What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. (I don't know a problem in this area, and the above info. would really only allow us to try to replicate the problem if we happen to have the necessary database software etc. available). Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 14/01/2010 16:53, Nina S wrote: the field in my sql database allows 30 characters, but when we merge the field in Word 2003 it only shows 28 characters. The database programmer said the problem is in the Word doc. Do I need a switch to have all 30 characters merge? Please help! Nina . |
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merge field only shows 28 of 30 characters
Unfortunately I spent some time trying to replicate this problem but
could not do so (SQL Server 2008, VARCHAR(30) containing a 30-char text, etc.). I've tried both OLE DB and ODBC connections, and both the old SQL Server client and the newer Native Client. No difference. If you have another program on your system that you could use to open this data - for example Excel or Access - it might be worth trying that to see if the same truncation is occurring. If you are actually seeing two question marks at the end instead of the two characters you expect, the problem probably results from the "character translation" settings. However, for this to happen for every value in the field, there would have to be two unusual characters at the end of /every/ value, which would seem a little strange. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 25/01/2010 20:38, Nina S wrote: I have the answers to all but the last question. Still waiting to hear from the CRM programmer. What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) SQL Server What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? PanelDescription (varchar(30), not null) Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? These are the views I looked at that I thought you might be using to get the data vDocRouterOPPOQuoter vDocRouterQuoter Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. I do not know the answer to this question Can you ask the CRM programmer? "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Some techie questions that you may have to refer to your programmer: What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. (I don't know a problem in this area, and the above info. would really only allow us to try to replicate the problem if we happen to have the necessary database software etc. available). Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 14/01/2010 16:53, Nina S wrote: the field in my sql database allows 30 characters, but when we merge the field in Word 2003 it only shows 28 characters. The database programmer said the problem is in the Word doc. Do I need a switch to have all 30 characters merge? Please help! Nina . |
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merge field only shows 28 of 30 characters
I asked my CRM programmer about this a while back and he did not respond
until I copied my boss on an email. Now he has the answer and needs to make an adjustment and recompile docRouter. He will have the problem fixed. Thank you for your time. Nina "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Unfortunately I spent some time trying to replicate this problem but could not do so (SQL Server 2008, VARCHAR(30) containing a 30-char text, etc.). I've tried both OLE DB and ODBC connections, and both the old SQL Server client and the newer Native Client. No difference. If you have another program on your system that you could use to open this data - for example Excel or Access - it might be worth trying that to see if the same truncation is occurring. If you are actually seeing two question marks at the end instead of the two characters you expect, the problem probably results from the "character translation" settings. However, for this to happen for every value in the field, there would have to be two unusual characters at the end of /every/ value, which would seem a little strange. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 25/01/2010 20:38, Nina S wrote: I have the answers to all but the last question. Still waiting to hear from the CRM programmer. What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) SQL Server What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? PanelDescription (varchar(30), not null) Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? These are the views I looked at that I thought you might be using to get the data vDocRouterOPPOQuoter vDocRouterQuoter Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. I do not know the answer to this question Can you ask the CRM programmer? "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Some techie questions that you may have to refer to your programmer: What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. (I don't know a problem in this area, and the above info. would really only allow us to try to replicate the problem if we happen to have the necessary database software etc. available). Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 14/01/2010 16:53, Nina S wrote: the field in my sql database allows 30 characters, but when we merge the field in Word 2003 it only shows 28 characters. The database programmer said the problem is in the Word doc. Do I need a switch to have all 30 characters merge? Please help! Nina . . |
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merge field only shows 28 of 30 characters
OK, glad you got it sorted.
Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 26/01/2010 17:52, Nina S wrote: I asked my CRM programmer about this a while back and he did not respond until I copied my boss on an email. Now he has the answer and needs to make an adjustment and recompile docRouter. He will have the problem fixed. Thank you for your time. Nina "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Unfortunately I spent some time trying to replicate this problem but could not do so (SQL Server 2008, VARCHAR(30) containing a 30-char text, etc.). I've tried both OLE DB and ODBC connections, and both the old SQL Server client and the newer Native Client. No difference. If you have another program on your system that you could use to open this data - for example Excel or Access - it might be worth trying that to see if the same truncation is occurring. If you are actually seeing two question marks at the end instead of the two characters you expect, the problem probably results from the "character translation" settings. However, for this to happen for every value in the field, there would have to be two unusual characters at the end of /every/ value, which would seem a little strange. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 25/01/2010 20:38, Nina S wrote: I have the answers to all but the last question. Still waiting to hear from the CRM programmer. What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) SQL Server What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? PanelDescription (varchar(30), not null) Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? These are the views I looked at that I thought you might be using to get the data vDocRouterOPPOQuoter vDocRouterQuoter Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. I do not know the answer to this question Can you ask the CRM programmer? "Peter Jamieson" wrote: Some techie questions that you may have to refer to your programmer: What type of database is it (SQL Server, mySQL, Oracle,...?) What is the field type? VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, NVARCHAR,..? Is the field coming directly from a table, or via a View or a stored procedure? Are you using an OLE DB connection in Word (that would be the default in Word 2003, but you could be using ODBC if there is no OLE DB provider for the database concerned. (I don't know a problem in this area, and the above info. would really only allow us to try to replicate the problem if we happen to have the necessary database software etc. available). Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 14/01/2010 16:53, Nina S wrote: the field in my sql database allows 30 characters, but when we merge the field in Word 2003 it only shows 28 characters. The database programmer said the problem is in the Word doc. Do I need a switch to have all 30 characters merge? Please help! Nina . . |
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