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# Archive Collection: Field Descriptions
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/archive-field-descriptions/
- Published: 2023-07-25T03:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:34:25.000Z
- Description: I'm on a short vacation (shh...don't tell anyone)! I'll be back soon, but until then enjoy this curated collection of articles. Today's topic: Field Descriptions.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Archive, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*I've been writing a daily article here since September 1, 2020; that's over 1,000 articles. I haven't missed a day yet, and that includes [Christmas and Easter](https://nolongerset.com/tag/holiday/). Well, I'm taking ~~my first~~ another (short) family vacation.*

*I'm writing this in the *present* tense, but I'm writing it for *future* publication with links to *past* articles. Let's hope the time-space continuum holds up.*

*In any case, as the slacker Firstie says to the Stony Lonesome Gate guard twenty minutes before Taps, let me get to the Point. I've got a daily publishing streak to keep up. But I don't want to be writing and publishing articles on vacation. And I still want to provide you with something of value to read each day. So I settled on creating a series of curated article lists that I think you'll find beneficial.*

*I'm hoping at least some of these articles are ones you haven't read before. And if you're so obsessed with me that you *have* read all my articles, I'm hoping that they'll keep you busy enough that you don't come looking for me and my family 😳.* 

*Enjoy!*

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## Field Descriptions

[Field Comments on Linked Access Tables in MS AccessIn part 1 of this series on field comments, we discuss maintaining column descriptions on tables linked to MS Access back-end files.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/05/Field-Comments-Linked-Access-Tables-1-.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/field-comments-on-linked-access-tables/)

[Setting SQL Server Field DescriptionsThere are two basic ways to set field descriptions in SQL Server: via SSMS and T-SQL. Let’s explore both.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/05/SQL-Server-Field-Descriptions.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/setting-sql-server-field-descriptions/)

[Use VBA to Generate T-SQL to UPSERT a Column DescriptionLet’s combine the stored procedures to Update and Insert SQL Server field comments into a single, all-encompassing solution.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/05/Upserting-SQL-Server-Field-Descriptions-2-.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/upsert-a-column-description-in-sql-server/)

[Easy Access to Field DescriptionsThe ExtractFieldComments() function returns a dictionary of field names and their descriptions from a TableDef object.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/05/Retrieving-Field-Descriptions-1-.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/easy-access-to-field-descriptions/)

[Pushing Field Comments to SQL ServerA VBA routine that takes field comments from a front-end linked table and pushes them to the corresponding back-end table in SQL Server.![](https://nolongerset.com/favicon.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/06/Pushing-Field-Descriptions.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/pushing-field-comments-to-sql-server/)