Microsoft KB Archive/67840

Works: Cannot Hide Field in Database Form View

PSS ID Number: Q67840 Article last modified on 10-16-1998

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The error message “Invalid field width” (in Works 1.x) or “Field width not valid (1..256)” (in Works 2.x and 3.0) will appear when you attempt to set the field width to 0 (zero) within the database Form view (Design Form in Works 1.x).

To hide a field, do the following:


 * 1) From the View menu, Choose List.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Field Width.
 * 3) Type in “0” (zero, without the quotation marks).
 * 4) Press ENTER.

To make a hidden field reappear, do the following:


 * 1) From the Select menu, choose Go To.
 * 2) In the “Go to:” text box, type in the name of the field, or select a field from the Names list box.
 * 3) From the Format menu, choose Field Width, and type in a number that is greater than 0.
 * 4) Press ENTER.

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