Database
specifications |
|
Attribute |
Maximum |
Database (.mdb) file size
|
2 gigabyte. However, because
your database can include linked tables in other files,
its total size is limited only by available storage capacity.
|
Number of objects in a database
|
32768 |
Modules (including forms and
reports with the HasModule property set to True) |
1000 |
Number of characters in an
object name |
64 |
Number of characters in a password
|
14 |
Number of characters in a user
name or group name |
20 |
Number of concurrent users
|
255 |
|
|
Table specifications
|
|
Attribute |
Maximum |
Number of characters in a table
name |
64 |
Number of characters in a field
name |
64 |
Number of fields in a table
|
255 |
Number of open tables |
2048. The actual number may
be less because of tables open internally by Microsoft Access. |
Table size |
1 gigabyte |
Number of characters in a Text
field |
255 |
Number of characters in a Memo
field |
65,535 when entering data through
the user interface; 1 gigabyte when entering data programmatically.
|
Size of an OLE Object field
|
1 gigabyte |
Number of indexes in a table
|
32 |
Number of fields in an index
|
10 |
Number of characters in a validation
message |
255 |
Number of characters in a validation
rule |
2048 |
Number of characters in a table
or field description |
255 |
Number of characters in a record
(excluding Memo and OLE Object fields) |
2000 |
Number of characters in a field
property setting |
255 |
|
|
Query specifications
|
|
Attribute |
Maximum |
Number of enforced relationships
|
32 per table minus the number
of indexes that are on the table for fields or combinations
of fields that are not involved in relationships |
Number of tables in a query
|
32 |
Number of fields in a recordset
|
255 |
Recordset size |
1 gigabyte |
Sort limit |
255 characters in one or more
fields |
Number of levels of nested
queries |
50 |
Number of characters in a cell
in the query design grid |
1024 |
Number of characters for a
parameter in a parameter query |
255 |
Number of ANDs in a WHERE or
HAVING clause |
40 |
Number of characters in a SQL
statement |
approximately 64,000 |
|
|
Form and
report specifications |
|
Attribute |
Maximum |
Number of characters in a label
|
2,048 |
Number of characters in a text
box |
65,535 |
Form or report width |
22 in. (55.87 cm) |
Section height |
22 in. (55.87 cm) |
Height of all sections plus
section headers (in Design view) |
200 in. (508 cm) |
Number of levels of nested
forms or reports |
3 |
Number of fields or expressions
you can sort or group on in a report |
10 |
Number of headers and footers
in a report |
1 report header/footer; 1 page
header/footer; 10 group headers/footers |
Number of printed pages in
a report |
65,536 |
Number of controls and sections
you can add over the lifetime of the form or report |
754 |
|
|
Macro specifications
|
|
Attribute |
Maximum |
Number of actions in a macro
|
999 |
Number of characters in a condition
|
255 |
Number of characters in a comment
|
255 |
Number of characters in an
action argument |
255 |