Microsoft KB Archive/97516

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PRB: Random Characters in Text Box Bound to OLE Object Field
'Article ID: Q97516

Creation Date: 13-APR-1993

Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 7.0

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

In Form view, when you set the ControlSource property for a text box to an OLE Object field, strange characters appear in the text box.

RESOLUTION

Change the ControlSource for the text box to a field that is not an OLE Object and use an OLE Object Frame to display the contents of the OLE Object field.

MORE INFORMATION

The text box displays random characters, such as vertical bar characters or apostrophes, when a text box is bound to an OLE Object field and the current record contains an OLE Object in that field. If the OLE Object field in the current record is empty, no characters appear in the text box.
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