Furthermore, a maximum length is assigned to the column (for some data types) to prohibit larger values from being stored in the table. It is usually the DBA that must choose the data type and length ...

In this post, we will show you how to fix COULDN’T REFRESH DATA TYPES errors in Excel. COULDN’T REFRESH DATA TYPES Excel errors are specific errors you may encounter while working with Linked ...

Microsoft on Thursday leaned more heavily into its support for “data types” within Excel, going beyond the staid concept of numbers and formulas to embrace a huge variety of elements that ...

Q. Can you tell me how to use the linked data types in Microsoft Excel? A. You can convert text in Excel to linked data types. This is referred to as “linked” data types because the data is connected ...

Here's how it works. A few months ago, I wrote about the extensive work that Microsoft was doing around expanded data types for Excel. If you missed it, the idea is that Microsoft is building what ...