Hi;
Take a look here
http://www.mssqlcity.com/Articles/Compare/SQLvsAccess.htm
This is from Access 2003 help --
Access specifications
Microsoft Access database specifications
Access database
Attribute Maximum
Microsoft Access database (.mdb) file size 2 gigabytes minus the space
needed for system objects.
Number of objects in a database 32,768
Modules (including forms and reports with the HasModule property set
to True) 1,000
Number of characters in an object name 64
Number of characters in a password 14
Number of characters in a user name or group name 20
Number of concurrent users 255
Table
Attribute Maximum
Number of characters in a table name 64
Number of characters in a field name 64
Number of fields in a table 255
Number of open tables 2048; the actual number may be less because of
tables opened internally by Microsoft Access
Table size 2 gigabyte minus the space needed for the system objects
Number of characters in a Text field 255
Number of characters in a Memo field 65,535 when entering data through
the user interface;
1 gigabyte of character storage when entering data programmatically
Size of an OLE Object field 1 gigabyte
Number of indexes in a table 32
Number of fields in an index 10
Number of characters in a validation message 255
Number of characters in a validation rule 2,048
Number of characters in a table or field description 255
Number of characters in a record (excluding Memo and OLE Object
fields) 2,000
Number of characters in a field property setting 255
Query
Attribute Maximum
Number of enforced relationships 32 per table minus the number of
indexes that are on the table for fields or combinations of fields that are
not involved in relationships
Number of tables in a query 32
Number of fields in a recordset 255
Recordset size 1 gigabyte
Sort limit 255 characters in one or more fields
Number of levels of nested queries 50
Number of characters in a cell in the query design grid 1,024
Number of characters for a parameter in a parameter query 255
Number of ANDs in a WHERE or HAVING clause 99
Number of characters in an SQL statement approximately 64,000
Form and report
Attribute Maximum
Number of characters in a label 2,048
Number of characters in a text box 65,535
Form or report width 22 in. (55.87 cm)
Section height 22 in. (55.87 cm)
Height of all sections plus section headers (in Design view) 200 in.
(508 cm)
Number of levels of nested forms or reports 7
Number of fields or expressions you can sort or group on in a report
10
Number of headers and footers in a report 1 report header/footer; 1
page header/footer; 10 group headers/footers
Number of printed pages in a report 65,536
Number of controls and sections you can add over the lifetime of the
form or report 754
Number of characters in an SQL statement that serves as the
Recordsource or Rowsource property of a form, report, or control (both .mdb
and .adp) 32,750
Macro
Attribute Maximum
Number of actions in a macro 999
Number of characters in a condition 255
Number of characters in a comment 255
Number of characters in an action argument 255
Regards,
Naresh Nichani
Microsoft Access MVP
