DefinedSize Property Field Object PROPERTY: Field::ActualSize long = fieldobject.ActualSize fieldobject.ActualSize = long   The ActualSize property sets or returns a long value that is the actual length of a Field object value. If ADO cannot determine the length, this property will return adUnknown.   The companion property, DefinedSize, is used to set the maximum size of a value In other words, DefinedSize defines how long a value can be, while ActualSize telling how long it really is.   Code (VBScript): Set rsData = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") rsData.Open "GuruList", strConnection, , , adCmdTable rsData.MoveFirst Do While Not rsData.EOF    Response.Write "Actual Size = " & rsData(strFieldName).ActualSize & VBCRLF    Response.Write "Defined Size = " & rsData(strFieldName).DefinedSize & VBCRLF    rsData.MoveNext Loop Copyright 1999-2001 by Infinite Software Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademark Information