PROBLEM
Tables that include MEMO fields cannot be accessed in ArcGIS. The tables are listed under the OLE DB connection item in the TOC but the data cannot be previewed.
This is a known issue (data type conversion error) when using the Microsoft OLE DB provider for ODBC sources to make the connection to the Access 2000 file.
Use the Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB provider to make the connection.
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