Need To Standardize Some Records So My Queries Will Work.
Jun 20, 2007
The records that I'm working with are pulled weekly from another db, which has been modified by a boatload of folks, over the years. Every one of them had their little ways of doing things.
The data in "Product" field isn't always entered the same way. For example:
SS_11_0101__Z2 and SS 11__0101_Z2 and SS 11 0101 Z2 are all the same product, just apparently selected from different drop down boxes which (of course) are usually slightly different, usually a problem with the underscores.
This is causing me to miss some listings when I run my queries.
Fixing the main db is NOT an option.
What I need to do is figure out how to find any "_" (underscores) and replace them with a single space, in my db.
I run some searches here, but haven't found anything that triggered an "AHA!" moment.
Anyone have any recommendations about how to tackle this?
Update query, Replace() function or maybe a macro?
As always, thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have.
I am building an access database for my college project and I essentially have a quotation form that when I click a button 'Convert to Invoice' it creates a new record in the invoice table and then creates new records in the invoice details table which match the quotation details table. This is working as it should but for only the first 2 customers in my customer table?
On the quote form I have a combo box which is linked to the customer table and updates the quote table based on the selection. If I select customer 1 or 2 and click 'convert to invoice' it works and opens an invoice form based on the inserted data however if I select any other customer it returns an error that the record wasn't added to the table due to key violations?
As far as I can tell I am not trying to update the primary keys in the Invoice Table or the Invoice Details Tables.
Hi, I have an opportunity to make some money by standardizing a database that is really not well made. The problem is that I don't know if it is doable in the laps of time I have, considering my knowledge of Access. I have taken a basic class on Access a year ago and I did a lot of Visual Basic in Excel. I usually learn everything by myself and I’m wondering the level of difficulty of those tasks.
Here is my first task: For the sake of my explanation, I’ll say I only have three fields in the current table: the grocery name, the number of employee and the department that exist in the company. The problem is that under the department field, each row contains more then one department separated by commas. What I would need to do is separate the different words (department) and put them in a new table so that each department is on a different row. That way it would be easy to say how many butcher departments there are in all the groceries. To make this, I thought that a little function could easily separate the different department (supposing that it would be similar then in VB/Excel). What I got no clue is how to move the data in a new table.
The second task: There are a lot of department names and a lot of them are not written the same way. What I mean is that someone could write butcher “butch”, someone else “butch.” and someone else could write “butcher”. There are a lot of those and it would take way too much time to change this by hand. What I thought to do was to make a simple query to first isolate the words that are not always written the same way. Then. if this was an Excel sheet, I would know how to create the program to make the changes, would it be almost the same with Access?
So, how hard is this for an Access newbie? Any idea how much time this should take? How much would you ask for this job? Are there existing codes to do things like that? I looked around in the forums but since I didn’t know what words to make a search for I didn’t find any answers. Some tips would be gladly appreciated!
Thanks!
P.S. I didn't know in which forum to post this, sorry if it's in the wrong one!
Sorry, I'm not familiar with the Access vocabulary so the words I use may seem odd :o I tried to make this as clear as possible. If something is not clear please say so and I'll do my best to make it clearer. I will understand the right vocabulary if used though.
I have a table (Imported from Excel) with In and Out records.
Here are the problems I have:Each record has either In or Out data. I have an identifier to know which ones are In and which ones are Out
It might have some misses, either no In or no Out record for the specific work time. A worker can get in at the evening and get out at the morning of the next day. Might have more then one entrance/exit on the same date.
I want to have the record sorted so I'll have an In and Out on the same row (record) including holes for the missing ones.
I Have a table that contains the fields: CAT, CHAPTER, ID, someSrting and Completed
CAT, CHAPTER, ID are numbers and Completed is true/false. If I mark a certain entry as Complted (true), I want all the records with the same (CAT, CHAPTER, ID) as the one I marked to be updated to Completed.
For example, If I marked the entry cat:1 chapter:1 id:1 as completed (true), I want all the entrys that have cat:1 chapter:1 id:1 to be marked as completed (true)
the code I wrote is:
Code: Private Pub Completed_check_AfterUpdate() Dim myCC Dim myCat Dim myChap Dim myID myCC = Me.Completed_check myCat = Me.CAT myChap = Me.CHAPTER myID = Me.ID CurrentDb.Execute "Update [my Table] " _ & "SET Completed = (" & myCC & ") " _ & "WHERE CAT = (" & myCat & ") And CHAPTER = (" & myChap & ") And ID = (" & myID & ") ;" End Sub
I'm running the code (my clicking the "check box") and nothing happens, I was thinking that maybe I defined the after "WHERE" statement wrong, and there are 0 entrys changed..
UPDATE: after removing the
Code:
"& "WHERE..."
row, the code does update the entire table, so I have a problem with the syntax of the sql..
I am not real sure whether or not this can be done with a query, but here goes. I have a query randomly selecting the top 6 from a selected group.
SELECT TOP 6 tblConsortium.ContactID, tblConsortium.RandomID, patients.LastName & ", " & Patients.Firstname AS [Employee Name], Contacts.Company AS [Company Name] FROM patients INNER JOIN (Contacts INNER JOIN tblConsortium ON Contacts.ContactID=tblConsortium.ContactID) ON patients.PatientID=tblConsortium.PatientID WHERE (((tblConsortium.ContactID) In (SELECT ContactID FROM tblConsortium GROUP BY ContactID HAVING Count(*) <25))) And (((tblConsortium.PatientID)=Randomizer())=0) ORDER BY Rnd(IsNull(tblConsortium.patientID)*0+1);
What I would like to do now is: The randomly selected Employees need to have a randomly selected TEST. There are only 3-Test to choose from. I have placed the TESTS in a separate table and entered 20 of TEST1, 4 of TEST2, and 1 of TEST3. I then set a query randomly shuffling these items. I need these TESTS to randomly be assigned to the randomly selected Employees above.
I would greatly appreciate any thoughts or help… Thanks Enviva
I need to do the price in table [price] multiply by 1.20 if the price is higher then 150. If the price is between 75 and 150 it have to multiply by 1.25. Continue... continue... continue...
I have a work order system that people use but it somewhat randomly puts blank records into my table. I've added a lot of validation checks when submitting, closing and resetting the form and limited the way people can exit out of the form to fight this issue but it still happens.
I have an access 2003 database which holds data for lorry loads of timber delivered to different places at different prices and by different hauliers who get paid different ammounts.
I have tables that hold the prices for both haulage (sorted by the delivery location and haulier) and product price (sorted by the delivery location and the haulier.
I have two almost identical queries which give the haulage price for a particular load and the product price for a particular load.
Only the haulage prices seem to be returned - i have checked the settings and relationships in each of the tables invlovled and they appear to be that same.
Why would one query return the value and the other not???
I have a problem where I can create queries in code using functions such as Left() and they will work fine on my clients machines with a complied MDE file but if I try to use the same function in a saved querie they get an error: "Function is not available in expressions in query expression..."
The Queries work fine on my machine but not on those using Access Runtime. From my research it appears to be a problem with them not having the correct Reference on their machine. If that is true then which Reference do they need and is there away of installing that Reference by code?
I read a lot about retrieving the LAST generated Identity from an SQL-server table. Everythings seems to work, but I get a wrong result.It seems that SELECT SCOPE_Identity does not work with access when working with such a code for example:
strsql = "INSERT INTO tbltest ( myDate ) " _ & "SELECT '" & dteDate & "' AS dte; SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS TestID; " Call SQL_PassThrough(strsql,"myTest_PT")
2nd parameter is an existing PT-Query with the connection and return values=yes. If no 2nd para then there is no resultset, only the insert.
So I changed it to: strsql = "INSERT INTO tbltest ( myDate ) " _ & "SELECT '" & dteDate & "' AS dte; " Call SQL_PassThrough(strsql) Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("select @@Identity as TestID from tblTest") lastID = rs("TestID")
This brings me to my big surprise an Identity from ANOTHER (!!) table, but not the last one from tbltest. The code is running for test reasons in another modul and not in the one I creating the received ID.
As I have to get for sure the last ID from tblTest I cannot work with DLookup, as in my multisuer App this is not sure enough.build a construction where I get the last ID from the table where I just made my insert.
I have a database with shifts in for staff. They have a bunch of times in and times out over a four week period. I have gotten an average weekly amount of hours for each staff member based on this but I need another equasion to work out their leave entitlement. It breaks down like this...
Average weekly hours x 5.6 x number of days working in this period (ie start date and end of financial year day count) divided by number of days in the financial year (ie 1/4/2015 - 31/3/2016 day count)
I'm just wondering of a way to do the day count based on me keying in the start date of the staff member (default 1/4/2015) and that access can work out the days in that financial year left and the actual days in that financial year.
It sounds simple enough but I want to get it to automate based on my start date.
I have 3 queries that I need to join. the 3 queries work on their own. They are all similar to below
SELECT TOP 5 ASTDATA.[ID], ASTDATA.[Weight], ASTDATA.[StockCode], ASTDATA.[CurrentQty], Rnd([ID]) AS Expr1 FROM ASTDATA ORDER BY Rnd([ID]);
But when I join them, like below, the data doesn't change. Does the rnd function work with a union query?
SELECT TOP 5 ASTDATA.[ID], ASTDATA.[Weight], ASTDATA.[StockCode], ASTDATA.[CurrentQty], Rnd([ID]) AS Expr1 FROM ASTDATA UNION SELECT TOP 5 BSTDATA.[ID], BSTDATA.[Weight], BSTDATA.[StockCode], BSTDATA.[CurrentQty], Rnd([ID]) AS Expr1 FROM BSTDATA UNION SELECT TOP 5 CSTDATA.[ID], CSTDATA.[Weight], CSTDATA.[StockCode], CSTDATA.[CurrentQty], Rnd([ID]) AS Expr1 FROM CSTDATA
I have a query that uses a checkbox from a form as a criteria. in the table the values are stored as 0,-1. if i run the query with the checkbox false, the query works and filters correctly, same if the box is null. But when I check the box true, no records load. It worked in an older version of my database so i am not sure why when i copied it over it doesn't work. I even tried a combo box with values of 0, -1 and got the same results.....
I am attempting to use a form field as the source for a query filter criteria. Everything works fine if I simply use an "if equal" filter condition. As soon as I try a "like" condition, nothing works.
I created a test table with just one column (fld1). The table contains three records with the following values: BRDODS, BRD, TLAODS.
The following hard coded query returns two records, as it should.
SELECT Table1.fld1 FROM Table1 WHERE (((Table1.fld1) Like 'BRD*'));
I also created a test form (Form1) with just one text field (Text0). My intent is to soft code a criteria value via the form field instead of hard coding the query, as above. When I populate the form field with BRDODS, the following soft coded query returns one record, as it should.
SELECT Table1.fld1 FROM Table1 WHERE (((Table1.fld1)=[Forms]![Form1]![Text0]));
When I enter LIKE "BRD*" in the form field, no records are returned. I should get two records, just like the hard coded query above.
I've tried all variations of the LIKE statement in the form field, but nothing works.
I've got three fields - date_time, # of issues, issue reasons
I want to summarize these by work week.
So,
WW....... # of issues ...............................issue reasons 1 ..........<sum of all issues for the week>..list of all reasons entered 2 ..........<sum of all issues for the week>..list of all reasons entered 3 ..........<sum of all issues for the week>..list of all reasons entered 4 ..........<sum of all issues for the week>..list of all reasons entered 5 ..........<sum of all issues for the week>..list of all reasons entered
I know how to get the WW part - I do the datepart("ww",[Date_Time] for the expression. But how to write the query to do the other 2 parts, I'm lost.
TRANSFORM Sum([rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].rec_cnt) AS SumOfrec_cnt SELECT [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].Internal_Rep, [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].Lead, [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].Start_Date, [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].End_Date FROM [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2] GROUP BY [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].Internal_Rep, [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].Lead, [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].Start_Date, [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].End_Date PIVOT [rpt LEAD TYPE SUCCESS RATE2].Results;
I get valid results.
When I run the form it prompts me 3 times for each start date and end date. Then I get the following error :The Microsoft Access database engine does not recognize '' as a valid field name or expression.
I am new to access but understand how to do a simple query. in this case i have 4 fields in my query. I only want to return work orders where the only SN's for that work order begin with 600 or NEX. when i use the like button it gives me all those work orders, however it doesn't exclude the work orders with other types of SN's. is there a formula i can use that says return work orders that only contain this type of SN?
I am trying to get a wildcard search to work with a form.
I have a query, in which the criteria is:
Like "*" & [Enter a word] & "*"
That works fine. I enter a word, and I get the few records in which the word appears.But if I try to replace [Enter a word] with a word entered on a control on a form, it doesn't work - I get all the records. This is my code:
tblmntlyalloc (Three fields and 12 rows i.e. one row for each month) 2015mnth, 2015allocation, 2015wrkdays jan 98 20 feb 93 19 etc etc etc
So in order to handle seasonality of sales, the sales department is given 1,200 points. you can then allocation any number of points (75 - 125) per month. But the total number of points must equal 1,200. So I created a table with the monthly allocation and workdays. I could hard code the % and work days into the formula like this
And this does work very well to get me my daily sales amount per month/wrkday
However I know sales will change the monthly allocation (still totals 1200) and HR could even have a change to the holiday schedule. So I want to utilize the table.
So my query brings in both tables, but they are not linked. And this is my formula.
I have a linked table in my access accdb file to a view on a SQL Server DB.
One of the columns is a date column, where only the time value is important, so it's stored in the default format, like 12-30-1899 12:00 AM.
In SQL Server, I can query records that fall between a certain time frame. It works in Access when written as an ADO query (that's another story), and it also works when I convert the view to a local access table.
But when I query it as a linked server, it will return everything is greater than 12-29-1899 11:59 pm, but when I try to search any date/time ranges on 12-30-1899 nothing is returned. This seems to be a bug in Access.
The reason I no longer use ADO, is that the results would not print. For some reason, when I go to print preview, Access would evaluate the query I'm passing through to SQL Server and throw a syntax error. I miss ADP.
Is it possible to do a criteria like the "Between" to pull data like a work order number?
Ex WO#: WO5551212
I would like to be prompted to enter a Work Order Number when I run a query, then have the query display all of the data for that particular work order number.
I have one table named Entry. This table have account number,work organization, price, date and etc.
I use a combo boxes in form which is connected to query and I can easily choose one account number,one work organization and date to see an report. There is also a possibility to left some of the fields blank, it will bring report if is null.
Now I need to make a form that have a possibility to bring up a report for multiple selections of account number and work organization?
I have developed a database which has required many checkbox fields to enable analysis. It requires to have the facility to input random/variable date ranges for statistical purposes.
I have built a query which obtains the counts of multiple fields using the following parameters in Query Builder in Access 2010. Although this comes up with the correct results for these multiple fields when I try introduce date range the results come up blank for all results.
An example of the parameters used for one of the checkbox fields in Query Builder is as follows:
Field: SumAnger: Sum([Anger]*-1) Table: Default as only one table Total: Expression Show: Checked
This works fine.
My latest parameters for the date range are this:
Field: [cDate] Table: Default as only one table Total: WHERE Corrected! Whoops Copy & Paste Typo. Too early AM! Show: Checked or Unchecked makes no difference Criteria: Between [From Date:] And [To Date:]
This gives a statement in SQL view of:
SELECT Sum([Anger]*-1) AS SumAnger, Sum([Anxiety]*-1) AS SumAnxiety, Sum([Depression]*-1) AS SumDepression, Sum([Listening]*-1) AS SumListenig, Sum([Psychosis]*-1) AS SumPsychosis, Sum([Stress]*-1) AS SumStress, Sum([Other]*-1) AS SumOther, tblCommsLog.[cDate] FROM tblCommsLog WHERE (((tblCommsLog.[cDate]) Between [From Date:] And [To Date:]));
what I need to get this to work in Query Builder or failing that recommend some VBA script/code with embedded SQL to achieve the required report.
