Reading field properties from an Access database

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Reading field properties from an Access database

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Reading field properties from an Access database

I have a table (tblCategories) in Access 2003; one of its fields is strCategory, field size set at 15 characters. Is there a way to read that field size in a VB.NET app, to use for validation purposes?
This is driving me crazy; I'm new to VB.NET and I'm feeling more and more bogged-down with this damn MCAD. Why is communicating with a database so damn involved?

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