Quick Wildcard Question
Sep 6, 2007In my query Im using the criteria
="cashpayer*"
to bring up any records in this field which start with cashpayer but its not working. Is my text correct?
Cheers
Phill
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How To Use Wildcard?
May 15, 2006i've try and no luck... using Like "* *"
i'm tryin to create one that if i search for like let say "brisbane" it would show the results of the complete spelling, but let say if i was to just type "b" or "bris" it would show u a list of "B" towns or matching words of "bris".
any assit would be great
Pop-Up WildCard
Jan 31, 2005I have a field in a table that has the following data in it:
W-01-2005
W-02-2005
W-03-2005
W-04-2005
etc..
I created a query against this table and put a pop-up on this field so they can enter the search criteria needed, or leave blank for all.
I'd like to modify this pop-up code to ignore the W- and -2005. When the pop-up appears and asks them what week they want, I'd like for them just to enter 01 or 02 or 03 etc... not W-01, W-02 etc..
This is the code I have currently in this field.
Code: Like [Enter Two Digit Week] & "*"
Thanks, Leap!
Wildcard Using Mid Statement
Jul 4, 2005Can anyone say what the syntax would be for the "incorrect" statement below?
Like *Mid([checking]![COMPANY NAME],1,InStr([checking]![COMPANY NAME]," "))*
As the statement above doesnt work, just returns errors.
Thanks in advance
Wildcard Entry
Aug 17, 2005Hi,
Im having a little problem with the following code in one of my queries
Expr1: IIf(IsNull([Forms]![editLookForm]![Company_Name]),True,[Company Name]=[Forms]![editLookForm]![Company_Name])
What this does is, it take an typed entry from the form (editlookform) and seaches for that entry in the query
i want to add wildcard entrys to this so that the person operating doesnt have to know the complete company name - i just dont know where to put them
Help please
Wildcard Queries
Aug 17, 2005I am running a query that links to a "wildcard" form so that the user can basically run a query filtered on any field they want.
For some reason when I try to use wildcards along with Criteria in my query the query will not return any results. I know the link to the textbox is right because if I take out the wildcard and put an exact word from the table I get a result.
I have tried using many different combinations inclusive of the following:
Like [Forms]![Refurb-WildcardReport]![RefurbWildcard-Name]
Like "[Forms]![Refurb-WildcardReport]![RefurbWildcard-Name]"
"[Forms]![Refurb-WildcardReport]![RefurbWildcard-Name]"
[Forms]![Refurb-WildcardReport]![RefurbWildcard-Name]
Any help would be appreciated, as always thank you ahead of time.
Using Wildcard Characters
Oct 6, 2005I have several queries looking up products from a table. I use a simple form to access the query and in the criteria of the field I use [Forms]![EnterCroft]![ProductName] to filter by name. (EnterCroft is the name of the form).
It works fine but doesn't like the asterisk (*) for all products.
I also want to use wildcard before and after key words in the product names, eg *cup* for anything with CUP in it's name.
How can I do this?
Thank you very much.
Problem With WildCard
Dec 13, 2005ok in access 2003 i have tried everything to get the Like "*oak*" to work but to all fail it replaces "Like" with "ALike" i have tried to find some info on this but have not it seams like something easy i wanted to do.
SELECT MainData.ModelName
FROM MainData
WHERE (((MainData.ModelName) ALike "*oak*"));
some reason it wont find all data with "oak" in it just returns empty
this is like query 101 but for some reason it has stumped me, along with one other problem but i am still researching that one.
Wildcard Problems.
Dec 14, 2005This is making me mad now :mad: i want a query to search for what a user inputs into the query. but for example if i seach in a field wheres there is one or more words in it. eg. I want to search my table for a address (60 donnington road etc) so in the user input box i type "donnington" but i get no results even though it should find "60 Donnington Road"
code i used. [Please enter address] now where does the wild card go?!?!
hope that makes sense :cool:
thanks
Wildcard For One OR More Digits?
Mar 14, 2007Hello, I'm trying to use wildcards to filter for records that contain a date somewhere within the string.
I'm using Like "*#.##.##*" which works for dates that have a day of the months >10, but what about those under?
Well, Like "*#.#.##*" only works for those with the day of month <10. Is there a wildcard character for "one or more digits"?
Also, the above example excludes Oct. - Dec. for the same reason.
help!
Thanks,
Gifford
Wildcard Characters
Feb 24, 2006Hey everyone, I've been busy creating a switchboard based on database, and I came across this issue. When I put a search through records command button, it seems that I can't use the wildcard characters, such as *,%,_ in order to find multiple records matching my criteria.
Am I supposed to "enable" them from somewhere or am I doing something wrong.
Any help?
Thanx in advance
Modules & VBA :: Wildcard In URL / Before And After
Feb 21, 2014I'm trying to add a spreadsheet from a folder using wildcards by just looking for a number in the file name.
strPath = "C:Training"
strFile = strPath & "*" + "(ZZ131008)" + "*.xls"
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acImport, , "Training1", strFile, , ""
I get a response saying it cannot find the file and it shows the * in the path it cannot find. How can I make it find the right file?There are more files in the folder and the (ZZ131008) defines that course, I'd like to reuse the code for the other courses too.
Wildcard Within A Combobox
Nov 20, 2013I have a combobox with 2 columns where I manually set the following criteria:
"E";"English"
"F";"French"
"EF";"Bilingual"
In my employee table under the Languages field I have E,F or EF
I wanted to display in a sub-form a list of employees who speak a specific language but I can't use a wildcard in the combo-box properties. Basically when someone is looking for an English speaking employee they should get both E and EF employees not only E.
I tried doing "E*";"English" but it doesn't display anything.
Quick One SQL YES?NO?
Nov 4, 2006hey guys quick one
when creating a table in SQL how do you set a variable to yes/no i tried the BIT command but didnt like that so is there any other way?
cheers guys
Wildcard On A Numeric Field
Jun 28, 2005I have a query that prompts with a parameter box for the field Contributor_ID. Contributor_ID is a numeric field & Key and I use it to allow the user to print a report based on which Contributor_ID value the user enters. This works fine. However, I would like the user to have the option to enter * and then have the report include ALL the contributor IDs. I have done this before on a text field without a problem, however is this not possible on a numeric field as it is not working? I'm trying not to have another version for the ALL option.
If this is not possible, are there any alternatives?
Update Query Using IIF And Wildcard
Feb 1, 2006Hello,
I am not sure if this is possible, but I am running an update query to add text in a field if a certain criteria is met. However, if the field I am adding to already contains what I am trying to add, i don't want it to add it again. Everything works fine except the IIF statement in my update field. Here is what I have:
IIf(Temp_Vendor_Trips.[Reco Classification]="*" & "V3" & "*",Temp_Vendor_Trips.[Reco Classification],Temp_Vendor_Trips.[Reco Classification] & " " & "V3")
If the field contains the text V3, I want it to be left alone and continue to show what is already in the field, if not, i want it to add V3 to the end.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Upper Case Wildcard?
May 26, 2006Just been searching around, found a few posts of uppercase questions, none that quite fit with mine, anyway,
Basically, the data I am working on produces names as such "JoeBloggs" "FredPerry"
Anyway, Im going to use a query to seperate these out into first name and last name, but, I can't seem to find a way to specify a capital letter as a wild card. So far:
CapPos: InStr(2,[calllogs]![CalledNumber],"A")
Then I am going to use the mid function to seperate the two, depending on the position of the first capital letter.
But I just need to replace "A" with something that will find any capital letter.
Cheers
SQL Wildcard And Is Null Statements
Jul 10, 2006I have a SQL that enables the user to search the form from different combo boxes to narrow down the data. I can get this to work but it only finds the fields that exactly match their input data. I want them to be able to type something in the combo box and then it pull up anything with that value in that field, whether it is 1839B or B1839 it should find both if I type in 1839
Here is my sql statements
SELECT DISTINCT [WeldingSpecification].[Spec], [WeldingSpecification].[Steel Type], [WeldingSpecification].[Group11], [WeldingSpecification].[Group143], [WeldingSpecification].[Substitute1]
FROM WeldingSpecification
WHERE ((([spec] & "") Like IIf([Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![spec] Is Null,"*", [Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![Spec] & "*"))
And (([SteelType] & "") Like IIf([Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![SteelType] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![SteelType] & "*"))
And (([Group11] & "") Like IIf([Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![Group11] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![Group11] & "*"))
And (([Group143] & "") Like IIf([Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![Group143] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![Group143] & "*"))
And (([Substitute1] & "")([spec] Like "*" & Forms![frmSearchCriteriaMain]!Spec & "*" & "") Like IIf([Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![Substitute1] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![frmSearchCriteriaMain]![Substitute1] & "*"))
Any help is appreciated, please ask if you do not understand fully
Riley
Using Wildcard In Switch Function
Jan 26, 2007I am trying to use a Switch expression as a column heading in a crosstab query to generate statistics for how much work is done per client (Requester). Each requester is referred to by acronym, so it may look like "DOD/OUSD/FTT/ATA/B", but I want that column to include everything that starts with DOD, instead of listing each instance separately. This is my expression so far:
Expr1: Switch([Requester]="DOD*","DOD",[Requester]="DS/ATA","ATAP")
When I run the query, the column "ATAP" shows up perfectly with all the correct info, but it's as if I never entered "DOD*". Nothing appears, and since I didn't add anything in the Switch function for what to do with other requesters, the second column shows up as <>.
Do wildcard *'s not work in Switch functions? I don't get any errors, but this is definitely not the information I'm looking for.
Is there any other way to include all Requesters that start with DOD in one column?
This is my SQl if that's helpful:
TRANSFORM Sum([Q and D Database].[Word Count]) AS [SumOfWord Count]
SELECT [Q and D Database].[Source/Target]
FROM [Q and D Database]
WHERE ((([Q and D Database].[Out Date]) Between #1/1/2006# And #12/31/2006#))
GROUP BY [Q and D Database].[Source/Target]
ORDER BY [Q and D Database].[Source/Target], Switch([Requester]="DOD*","DOD",[Requester]="DS/ATA","ATAP")
PIVOT Switch([Requester]="DOD*","DOD",[Requester]="DS/ATA","ATAP");
Thanks!!!
Working With Wildcard Char
Mar 28, 2007I know I have seen post close to this one but not hitting what I need.
I currently have a query that is structured as such...
Service: IIf([Serv] Like '*AA*',' Bas ','') & IIf([serv] Like '*AB*','Exp ','') & IIf([serv] Like '*CA*',' Dig ','') & IIf([serv] Like '*89*',' 384 ','') & IIf([serv] Like '*8H*',' 3M ','') & IIf([serv] Like '*?5*',' 5M ','') & IIf([serv] Like '*=W*',' 10M ','') & IIf([serv] Like '*<1*',' Tele ','')
Works great except for the last IIF stmt has now been changed to look for the code *6 - not wildcard6 -
How can I get Access to realize that I need it to look for
anything to the left or right but it must find the *6
This IIf([serv] Like '**6*',' Tele ','') wont work b/c I have other codes that end in 6.
I am at a loss - any help is appreciated.
Wildcard Search Funtionality
Jun 13, 2005I am working on a form that will be used to search records in a table. I have created the query shown below:
SELECT tblSTC.STC, *
FROM tblSTC
WHERE (((tblSTC.STC) Like forms!frmsearch!txtsearch));
I want my user to be able to enter search criteria and allow the use of a wildcard. When i run the query no data is found??
Can anyone help, thanks.
Wildcard Character In VB Script?
Aug 26, 2004I am setting up my own switchboard, and i have a quick jump menu that has every page on it. The pages are arranged as so:
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
2
2.1
2.2
3
When i'm setting up my code to push a person to a certain page, I want it to first check their access level (which is stored in a table in my database)
Is there a wildcard character in vb that will cover all the submenu's?
(I.E. Code:If MainMenu = "1*" And Userlevel = "PublicAccess" Then MsgBox "You do not have access to this area"End If)
Instead of having to put an if statement for every submenu under 1?
Help With Wildcard Criteria On SubForm
Feb 21, 2005I have a form with subform which use six fields on the form to determine
what data is returned in the subform. As long as every field has a valid entry the data is returned
correctly. What I would like to add to this is if a particular criteria field is left blank it will return all
values in that field. The current SQL Statement looks like this:
SELECT QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.FINISH, QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.SIZE, QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.COLOR, QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.BASISWGT, QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.PRODUCT_LINE, QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.MWIEGHT, QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.DFLT_VENDOR_ID, *
FROM QryItemQtyProductLineLinked
WHERE (((QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.FINISH)=[Forms]![FrmProductLineLookup]![MatchProduct]) AND ((QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.SIZE)=[Forms]![FrmProductLineLookup]![MatchSize]) AND ((QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.COLOR)=[Forms]![FrmProductLineLookup]![MatchColor]) AND ((QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.BASISWGT)=[Forms]![FrmProductLineLookup]![MatchBWeight]) AND ((QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.PRODUCT_LINE)=[forms]![frmproductlinelookup]![MatchProduct]) AND ((QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.MWIEGHT)=[Forms]![FrmProductLineLookup]![MatchMWeight]) AND ((QryItemQtyProductLineLinked.DFLT_VENDOR_ID)=[Forms]![FrmProductLineLookup]![MatchVendor]));
Thank you in advance for any help!
Wildcard Criteria With Input Box
Feb 28, 2008hi,
new to the forum so hello everybody,
what i have is a table of contacts. this table has a field called locations. i have created a queriy that askes me the location which works ok. i could also have the criteria that has like "lo*" in it
but what i really need it the query to run ask me the location and i only put in LO* OR BI* etc
and the results i get are either london or birmingham etc
thanks for you help
steve
Date Queries And Wildcard
Jan 24, 2007Hi
I am looking for ways to sort date columns.
Something like find all in one particular month, or year.
I know i have done this before to sort data into monthly queries,
but now i have forgotten
>> something like ="#*/7/*#" to sort all date on the 7th month.
By the way I cannot seem to get access to format dates in the
dd/mm/yy format, does anyone know if there is an option for this.
cheers
Disable Wildcard Searches
Jan 30, 2008Code:If Me.Search_Criteria_textbox = "*" ThenMsgBox "Please enter a full part number" & vbCrLf & "Wild cards are disabled", vbCriticalGoTo Exit_cmdSearch_ClickEnd If
This is the code I am using to stop * wildcard searches and it works fine. My problem is when users enter partial number enclosed like this *1345*.
Is there a way like above to stop them from entering that?
Thx!