if you add parentheses to an expression does that calculate it first?

I have a file that is text and I wish to use the Import wizrd, the file is
of a fixed width type, once I have defined that number of characters per
column once, is it possible to automate this so I can import further files
without having to set out the widths again.  Thanks

I am a student working for a university library in the production of a
directory of private foundations in our state.  We need to generate a large
directory of these foundations using MS Word (2003).  However, the data for
the foundations has been stored in multiple tables in ...

i'd like to export the query results in an excel file in a give spreadsheet.
I'd like to have a prompt that asks me where to put the file and what name
to give to it.
Now I'm working with

I have a method for the simple job of importing a csv file, however on
occassion one column starts with numeric values and other times alphanumeric
data
It there a way to force Access to see all columns as text values as a pose

I am trying to do a simple table export to a text file in Access 2003.  The
data has numeric values with multiple digits to the right of the decimal
point (ex: 25.2687).  The data is stored as a number / double.  When I do the
export to a comma demitted file the digits after the ...

When exporting a query or a table to text and using file extension of csv
dates get converted wtih format of date/time. Example: 12/19/2005 0:00:00.  
Currently I have to find and replace to correct the csv file.  Is there a way
to automate the export to the correct format?

I am linking an Excel sheet with a table in Access.  When I link it, it
creates an error table.  When I look up the table, it has 3 fields: Error,
Field and Row.  Under the Error column, it has "Type Conversion Failure"; the
Field column has F2, F3, etc; and the Row column has a ...

I have a text file in which one column contains number in the following
format:
1.000,00. My regional settings are US (1,000.00). When I am importing the
file, the numbers >1000 will not be imported. (I have changed the importing

I am trying to utilized the Export Wizard to export a large dataset (over
100k records) to a text file. I have stored specifications that appear to
work fine, but at the last step, I get the following error:
The MicroSoft Jet Engine could not find the object ". Make sure the ...

I am trying to retrieve some data from Test Director 7.6 and import into an
Access database.  How can I set this process and how would I purge the data
each time I do an import?

Is there a way in Access to create a questionnaire for use by a person at a
remote site, wherein that user could filling a key field (ID) along with
various pieces of information and have that feed into a main database?
How would the person access this questionnaire, as we want it ...

Every envelope prints in pink. I want it in black. It went to printing pink
and I don't know why and I can't get it to print in any other color. What do
I need to do to correct this.

I have a simple database in Access with function booking dates, names,
numbers, prices, etc. and want to present and print this data in a calendar
format so I can see at a glance what dates are booked and what are free. Can
I do this in Access or export to Outlook? & how please?

I realize this is a bit unorthodox and reflects a questionable table design,
but I am coming in on the end of this saga.......
We need to massage a small set of data to get to coincide with an old
system.  In short, the new system uses an AutoIncrement field to assign an