updating external data source (SQL)

[Frank H]

I have a SQL server database of students in the college.

I am using FMP9 as a GUI front end to access the data.

Created a form that shows studentID, name, gender and locker number.

I have successfully connect to the database and had success in updating the gender field in the student student table. When attempting to update the locker number field in the same table, FMP returns an ODBC error with no further details.

As far as I can see, this fields have the same attribute(text and no links to any other table).

Am I doing something wrong here which causes the update to fail?

[BowDown]

What are your field definitions in SQL, and what is the exact data you're looking to push into the table? Are you keying these records in via the FM GUI, or you importing records in?

[Frank H]

The data type for 'LOCKER' is varchar size 6.

'GENDER' is VARCHAR size 1.

I am updating this via the FMP GUI. Information I am entering is just straight text.

It allows me to update 'GENDER' without any problem but if I updatge 'LOCKER", FMP returns an ODBC error with no further explaination.

Appreciate your help.

Edited July 10, 2008 by Guest