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    First Row Equals Header Problem

    I'm a beginner. I have what is probably a basic question, but I can't find the answer.

    I originally had a text file that contained a Header Record that defined all the field names for a table I was building. I allowed Access to use that first record (First Row) to assign the field names for those records when I used a text import. Now I would like to add records to that table, but the data I get does NOT have that same Header Record in it. Access seems to be requiring me to have that record in it to do an import with an Append since that's the way the table was created. So I am having to manually add a Header Record to my file to accomplish the task. Obviously, that's not satisfactory.

    Is there any way once I create a table using that First Row feature I can easily import these records without a Header record?



    Thanks

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    What method are you using for the import - the Wizard? Are you using a saved import specification?
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    wcrimi is offline Competent Performer
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    Yes, I am using the Wizard. I did not save any import specifications.

    I'm not sure what's going on at this point. It may be because the automatically generated ID field is not in the TXT file (never was). That field was generated on creation.

    I click on External Data, select import Text, I get prompted to select the location of the file on my computer, I find it, I select Append, and then when I import the file I get all kinds of errors on every record.

    Type Conversion Failure
    Null value in an auto number field
    Field Truncation

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    Try:

    Open the table in design view, move the autonumber field to the end of the fields (or delete it if you really don't need this value anywhere - if it is not used as a foreign key in related table).
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    wcrimi is offline Competent Performer
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    Quote Originally Posted by June7 View Post
    Try:

    Open the table in design view, move the autonumber field to the end of the fields (or delete it if you really don't need this value anywhere - if it is not used as a foreign key in related table).
    That did the trick. Thanks.

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