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Article ID: 208422 - Last Review: June 30, 2004 - Revision: 2.0
ACC2000: Text Import Wizard Allows Only One Field for Primary Key
This article was previously published under Q208422
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).
When you import a text file, one of the options in the Import Text Wizard
is the
Choose my own primary key option. However, this option allows you to select only one field for a primary key.
If you need a multiple-key index, select the
No primary key option when you use the Import Text Wizard. After the import is completed, open the table in Design view, select the fields that you want for your primary key, and then click the
Primary Key button on the
Table Design toolbar.
For more information about importing data, click
Microsoft Access Help on the
Help menu, type
import data in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topic.
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