Microsoft KB Archive/124626

= 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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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 2.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 3.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0b
 * Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.5a
 * Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0a

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This article was previously published under Q124626



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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