Re: Access ODBC "Cast" Error



Please do not post the same question in multiple newsgroups. Asked and
answered in msde.

--Mary

On Wed, 25 May 2005 11:35:33 -0700, "Monte"
<Monte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I am repeating this question here from the MSDE topic
>
>I have found a problem when linking a SQL Server 2000 table that contains an
>auto incrementing integer into Access 2002 via ODBC. Access identifies this
>field correctly as an "autonumber" field. However, when I add a record to the
>table, I get an ODBC error that mentions a "Cast" error. In other words, the
>ODBC driver is translating the field from SQL server (via Cast type
>function?) but Access thinks that the number can exceed the limit of an
>autonumber and we get the error. The only work around I have found so far is
>to link access to a table with the same name and ODBC connection, but where
>the SQL Server field is just an integer. Access then translates the field as
>a long integer. Then I replace the SQL table with the one that has the
>incrementing integer field, but don't refresh the link to Access. Records can
>now be added and edited in Access without a problem. Anyone seen this bug?

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