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Oct 27, 2009, 3:32:00 PM10/27/09
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"Douglas J. Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteele@NOSPAM_gmail.com> 写锟斤拷锟斤拷息
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>I haven't worked with the survey by e-mail yet, but as far as I'm aware,
>you're essentially creating a form that can populate the database. You
>design the form for the "proper application" (so that the questions are NOT
>field names) and distibute that form.
>
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> Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
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> "bwilk77" <bwi...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> This looks good, however the recipients of the survey wont have Access on
>> their computers. I liked the functionality to collect data through email
>> since the recipients would only need to have an html supported email.
>>
>> Is there some type of workaround to have longer questions (greater than
>> 64
>> characters) while using this new function in Access 2007?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> "Douglas J. Steele" wrote:
>>
>>> Having the question as a field name would be wrong!
>>>
>>> For a properly designed survey, see what Duane Hookom has at
>>> http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3
>>>
>>> --
>>> Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
>>> http://I.Am/DougSteele
>>> (no private e-mails, please)
>>>
>>>
>>> "bwilk77" <bwi...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:E88542E8-69E1-4FC7...@microsoft.com...
>>> >I want to use the collect data via email functionality in access to
>>> >gather
>>> > simple answers to survey questions. My problem is that the survey
>>> > questions
>>> > are too lengthy (150 characters) and I can't get access to let me use
>>> > the
>>> > question as the field name in my table or as the label to display in
>>> > front
>>> > of
>>> > the field in the email message.
>>> >
>>> > Is there a way to get around this (infopath is not an option)?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>
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