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#1
November 19th, 2009, 09:08 PM
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Left function
I am using Access 2007 and am new at this. I am trying to take a text field, a GL account number so it is numbers but exported as a text field into Access, and only show the first 6 digits on the left. I am using the formula Left([GL Account],6) and that formula is returning nothing. The same formula returns values if I am using it on a numeric field. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. It seems so simple but it just is not working for me and I know if has to be related to the text field somehow.
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November 19th, 2009, 10:16 PM
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Is it a 'Lookup' field by chance?
Post the SQL of your query and sample data. -- Build a little, test a little. "Cheri Luoma" wrote: I am using Access 2007 and am new at this. I am trying to take a text field, a GL account number so it is numbers but exported as a text field into Access, and only show the first 6 digits on the left. I am using the formula Left([GL Account],6) and that formula is returning nothing. The same formula returns values if I am using it on a numeric field. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. It seems so simple but it just is not working for me and I know if has to be related to the text field somehow. EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice XMLHelper Redux and IE WebBrowser in .NET http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...and-ie-we.aspx .
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November 19th, 2009, 10:22 PM
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I can't tell from your description where you are trying to do this...
Regards Jeff Boyce Microsoft Access MVP -- Disclaimer: This author may have received products and services mentioned in this post. Mention and/or description of a product or service herein does not constitute endorsement thereof. Any code or pseudocode included in this post is offered "as is", with no guarantee as to suitability. You can thank the FTC of the USA for making this disclaimer possible/necessary. Cheri Luoma wrote in message ... I am using Access 2007 and am new at this. I am trying to take a text field, a GL account number so it is numbers but exported as a text field into Access, and only show the first 6 digits on the left. I am using the formula Left([GL Account],6) and that formula is returning nothing. The same formula returns values if I am using it on a numeric field. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. It seems so simple but it just is not working for me and I know if has to be related to the text field somehow. EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice XMLHelper Redux and IE WebBrowser in .NET http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...and-ie-we.aspx
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November 19th, 2009, 10:37 PM
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Is it possible that you have lots of leading blank spaces in the text field
and are returning those?
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#5
November 23rd, 2009, 11:14 AM
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Try $Left([GL Account],6) instead of just Left([GL Account],6)
Since its a alphanumeric field this should work better. Terje M "Cheri Luoma" wrote: I am using Access 2007 and am new at this. I am trying to take a text field, a GL account number so it is numbers but exported as a text field into Access, and only show the first 6 digits on the left. I am using the formula Left([GL Account],6) and that formula is returning nothing. The same formula returns values if I am using it on a numeric field. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. It seems so simple but it just is not working for me and I know if has to be related to the text field somehow. EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice XMLHelper Redux and IE WebBrowser in .NET http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...and-ie-we.aspx .
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November 23rd, 2009, 05:20 PM
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On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:14:01 -0800, Terje M Terje
wrote: Try $Left([GL Account],6) instead of just Left([GL Account],6) Since its a alphanumeric field this should work better. Correction: it's Left$ not $Left... and I very much doubt that using the string function will make any difference. -- John W. Vinson [MVP]
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