On Sat, 2008-06-14 at 16:36 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: > At 11:11 14/06/2008 -0400, Keith Clark wrote: > >On Sat, 2008-06-14 at 16:04 +0100, Brian Barker wrote: > >>At 10:09 14/06/2008 -0400, Keith Clark wrote: > >>>How can I change the size of a field after I've created it? > >> > >>Are we talking database fields here? > >> > >>o Select the relevant table and go to Edit | Edit... (or > >>right-click | Edit). This opens the Table Design window. > >>o Select the relevant field. > >>o If necessary, select the field type and use the drop-down menu > >>to choose a new type. > >>o If necessary, modify the parameters in the Field Properties area > >>at the bottom. > >>o Save the changes. > > > >Sorry, yes, in Base. > > > >After creating a table, I cannot go back and edit a field. Base > >will not allow me to do that. They are all greyed out. > > We are dangerously close to the limit of my knowledge of databases > here: indeed, we may have passed it! But I have one further > suggestion. Is this table an actual table in Base, or did you open a > connection to another document - perhaps an existing database or > spreadsheet, for example? If it is the latter, I think you will see > the effect you are describing. You may need to copy the data into a > new database instead of creating such a connection, I think. > > Or you may need a database expert ... > > I trust this helps. > > Brian Barker > Nope, a real table created in Base.
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