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    Microsoft Access Data Types: Data Type Description Stora Ge

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    Microsoft Access has several data types for storing different types of information: 1) Text can store up to 255 characters, while Memo can store larger amounts of text up to 65,536 characters but cannot be sorted. 2) Numeric data types like Integer, Long, Single, and Double store different ranges of whole numbers and decimals. Currency handles monetary values. 3) Date/Time stores dates and times, AutoNumber automatically numbers records, and Yes/No represents true/false values. 4) Other data types include Byte, Ole Object, Hyperlink, and Lookup which let users select from a list.

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    Microsoft Access has several data types for storing different types of information: 1) Text can store up to 255 characters, while Memo can store larger amounts of text up to 65,536 characters but cannot be sorted. 2) Numeric data types like Integer, Long, Single, and Double store different ranges of whole numbers and decimals. Currency handles monetary values. 3) Date/Time stores dates and times, AutoNumber automatically numbers records, and Yes/No represents true/false values. 4) Other data types include Byte, Ole Object, Hyperlink, and Lookup which let users select from a list.

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    Microsoft Access has several data types for storing different types of information: 1) Text can store up to 255 characters, while Memo can store larger amounts of text up to 65,536 characters but cannot be sorted. 2) Numeric data types like Integer, Long, Single, and Double store different ranges of whole numbers and decimals. Currency handles monetary values. 3) Date/Time stores dates and times, AutoNumber automatically numbers records, and Yes/No represents true/false values. 4) Other data types include Byte, Ole Object, Hyperlink, and Lookup which let users select from a list.

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    Microsoft Access Data Types

    Data type

    Text

    Memo

    Description

    Stora
    ge

    Use for text or combinations of text and


    numbers.
    255 characters maximum
    Memo is used for larger amounts of text.
    Stores up to 65,536 characters.
    Note: You cannot sort a memo field.
    However, they are searchable

    1
    byte
    Allows whole numbers between -32,768 and 2
    Integer
    32,767
    bytes
    Allows whole numbers between
    4
    Long
    -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647
    bytes
    Single precision floating-point.
    4
    Single
    Will handle most decimals
    bytes
    Double precision floating-point.
    8
    Double
    Will handle most decimals
    bytes
    Use for currency. Holds up to 15 digits of
    whole dollars, plus 4 decimal places.
    8
    Currency
    Tip: You can choose which country's
    bytes
    currency to use
    AutoNumber fields automatically give each 4
    AutoNumber
    record its own number, usually starting at 1 bytes
    8
    Date/Time Use for dates and times
    bytes
    A logical field can be displayed as Yes/No,
    True/False, or On/Off. In code, use the
    constants True and False (equivalent to -1
    Yes/No
    1 bit
    and 0).
    Note: Null values are not allowed in Yes/No
    fields
    Can store pictures, audio, video, or other
    up to
    Ole Object
    BLOBs (Binary Large OBjects)
    1GB
    Byte

    Allows whole numbers from 0 to 255

    Hyperlink
    Lookup
    Wizard

    Contain links to other files, including web


    pages
    Let you type a list of options, which can then 4
    be chosen from a drop-down list
    bytes

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