Action Request System 5.1 Developing AR System Applications ...

Action Request System 5.1Using Microsoft Access with AR SystemThis section includes tips for using Microsoft Access with AR System.! Decimal points, hyphens, and spaces are not allowed in table and columnnames.When you set up an ODBC driver for use with Microsoft Access, select theUse Underscores check box. This check box is shown in Figure 14-1 onpage 367.! Table names that are nearly identical such as My.Table and My Table(names that include decimal points, hyphens, and spaces) are notdifferentiated by the driver.Searching for data in these tables might produce unexpected results.Rename table and field names that are nearly identical.! Maximum size of an entry or data set in Microsoft Access is 2K.If you encounter the errors Record too large when using the Import Tableoption or This form or report is based on a query that exceeds the limit fordata in a single record when using the Link Table option, you mustexclude unnecessary fields from the search or report. Refer to yourMicrosoft Access documentation for additional information aboutexcluding fields.! Your Microsoft Access authorized signature and your AR System username and password might conflict.If you notice that the tables or fields disappear (although you have accesspermissions) when you are working on reports, it is caused by a loginidentification conflict. To resolve this problem:! Select the same user name and password that you use to log in to ARSystem.! Turn off the following flag in the Registry and set the value to 0:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Jet\3.5\Engines\ODBC\TryJetAuth! When using Microsoft Access to link tables from a AR System ODBC datasource, you will enter information into several dialog boxes. Do not selectany options from the Select Unique Record Identifier dialog box. Simplyclick OK to close that dialog box.372 "Chapter 14—The AR System ODBC Driver