Data Type for Phone number in Access

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I m Using Ms Access 2007 in which I'm creating a application that Stores Phone number n Zip code...
What data type should I use to store 10 digit Phone number?

Posted 14-Mar-13 3:34am

chaitali chandane

Updated 10-May-20 4:08am

Leo Chapiro

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[no name] 14-Mar-13 9:42am

If you are not storing ( or - (or other non numeric characters) with your phone number then store it as a number.

chaitali chandane 14-Mar-13 9:55am

yeah.... i did that..... but getting error.."Datatype mismatch in criteria expession"

[no name] 14-Mar-13 10:09am

Okay.... so? Maybe you should ask a question about your error instead of a vague question about what datatype to use in a table.

Maciej Los 14-Mar-13 16:16pm

Is it a question about creating MS Access table or is it a question about errors in query?

samadhan_kshirsagar 18-Mar-13 10:07am

you give datatype as a number in table also and the time of inserting record in that table that time you must insert only numbers...then check it will work

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2013-03-24T02:19:00

I would use a text based field for both the telephone number and the Zip / Postal code.
Not all phone numbers are just numeric digits: you can also add '(', ')' brackets to delimit an area code, '+' for International code prefixes, and spaces for human readability. In addition, some start with a zero which would be removed by a numeric field.

Zip / Postal codes can also be non numeric: mine for example is two alpha, one numeric, an optional space, one numeric, and two alpha characters.

Generally, if a value is a number that can be incremented sensibly in the real world, then store it in a numeric field. If it's a date, or time, use that field type. If you can't do math with it meaningfully even if it is only numbers in your culture, use a string field. What is a Zip code + 603? or a Telephone number / 7? :laugh:

Leo Chapiro · Answer 2 · 2013-03-24T02:14:00

Solution 1

I would use

SQL

TEXT VARCHAR SQL_VARCHAR[1] SQL_WVARCHAR[2]

because of special character like "+", " " and so long.

Posted 24-Mar-13 2:14am

Leo Chapiro

Member 13501672 · Answer 3 · 2017-11-03T04:09:00

Solution 4

We should use Long text as data type for adding mobile number,adress etc

Posted 3-Nov-17 4:09am

Member 13501672

Updated 3-Nov-17 4:46am

Chris Maunder772.9K

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CHill60 3-Nov-17 14:52pm

You have added nothing to the thread. And Long Text would not be appropriate if you're using Access. Shorttext is sufficient at 255 characters.
Stick to answering new questions