I have a column with a date in it, and the left four characters are the year. I want to add another column that is just the year. I've tried doing an update query and updating the year column to left(date,4) but it doesn't work. How should I go about updating my year column?
View RepliesI have a column in access containing codes in format K2316 and wish to remove Prefix (K) from this code.
How can i do this as a calculated field?
thanks
Hello,
I have used the left function to provide me with the left x characters of a field, which works fine.
Description: Left([c$products],[diff])
However, I want to query this field to only give me certain descrpitions, but it will not work.
Can anyone let me know if this is possible, or if I'm totally out of luck,
Thanks,
J.
I have an imported table with zipcodes, some are 5 digit some are 9. When i go to build my query i dont get an accurate number, i tried a left function to get the 1st 5 digits but keep getting a invalid syntax. I am in the query builder. anyone help me with syntax, heres what i currently have
Mail Zipcode «Expr» Left («stringexpr», «n»)
Hi all - I have a database that has only 1 field of patient names (e.g., "Johnson,Peter S"). I also have a form that allows clinicians to lookup their patients and I want them to be able to type in the last name of their patient and get the info they need. Anyone know how to pull just the part of the name BEFORE the comma (i.e., the last name only)? The Left function won't do it because the last names are different lengths.
Also, is there a way to have the form pull all the names after each letter they enter? So when the user typed "J" it would pull Johnson, Jones, Jackowa, etc, but when they typed the "o" it would decrease the list to only Johnson and Jones.
Any thoughts would be great. Thanks.
Hi there,
I have a query with Expr3: Left([POK],2) as one of my fields.
Whenever I try to run the query it pops out a message window saying
Syntax error (comma) in query expression.
Please tell me what I am doing wrong.
Thanks in advance.
Hi, hope someone can help me. I want to run a query which acts on data in a table which has been imported from excel, where it was somewhat mangled. Basically, the field shows telephone numbers, but the leading zeros on the phone numbers have mostly been discarded. I want to replace the zeros if they're missing. (Here in the UK phone numbers always start with zero). What I'm trying to use is:
IIf(Left[fieldname],1)="0",[fieldname], "0" &[fieldname]))
But I get errors, I think maybe because of the first comma(?). Can anyone tell me how to achieve this? Any suggestions appreciated.
I developed a database in 2005 and used the 'Left' function in many of the queries to obtain the the correct text for output to reports. The database worked extremely well for a year and a half.
I have not accessed it for the past year. Recently I opened the database for use with a new project and I keep receiving the error message:
! Undefined function 'Left' in expression.
I haven't changed any of the expressions and do not understand why this funtion no longer works.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Hi!In my query i'd like to format a selected field.At the moment i write it like this:MyOwnFieldName:[Table].Field I want to achieve:MyOwnFieldName: Left([Table].Field, 4) & "-" & Right([Table].Field, 4).Is this possible?Thanks for helpful feedback ;)
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have seen variations of this question and have tried to modify for my purpose, but have been unsuccessful. I need to extract the first four digits of the Social Security Number. We no longer view the whole number, but a variation of the first four of social and first four of first name. I have tried many variations of the Left Function to extract the data from the field:
Expr1: SSN(Left([SSN],4))
Expr1: Left([SSN],4)
Etc.
I get various errors, mostly involving the comma. I am at a loss since I usually search for the code and find that it works. In this case, it doesn't work. I am also trying to extract the first four of the first name and will later combine the two although I broke it down since I couldn't get the basic "left" function to work.
Please help if possible. :)
I have to query a record with 2 of the same static characters. "-".I can get the left function with the first " but I can't get the rest up to the second "-"
Example: B-4352B-PXP02W01-10
TagNo: Left([EventInstanceID],InStr([EventInstanceID],"-")) Brings me the first char plus "-" The next section is needed also but the remainder is not.
Needed: B-4352B
Is there a Mid Function that I could add to go to the second chaacter instead of stopping at the first one?
I am creating a query which uses 2 unbound text boxes to populate a Between function for 2 date fields. If I fill in the dates, it returns the corresponding data. If I leave them blank, however, it returns no records. Is there an easy way to tweak the query to return all records if left blank?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI managed to produce a working Query with AllenBrowne's ConcatRelated function.What i'm unable to do is a new query with left join on the result of the query using the ConcatRelated function.I get error 3075: syntax error (missing operator) in query expression (free translation - MS ACCESS not English version)
If I do the normal join then it works fine, but I only get rows for which there are related concatenated values. But I do also need those rows where there are no concatenated values' fields.
In my table I have a numerical field for case numbers. Our case numbers are in the format of YYMM000000 (YY = 2 digit year, MM = 2 digit month, remaining 0's are consecutive case numbers). In order to properly list the case numbers in descending order, I have
caseyr: Left([CaseNo],2) (which pulls the first 2 digits being the year)
officeno: Right([CaseNo],3) (which pulls the last 3 for our part of the case number)
This was working fantastic until I had to enter cases from 2009, ex: 0911000587
I have set the format for the CaseNo field to 000000000 everywhere it is. It displays the 09 cases perfectly, retaining the zero, however, my left function ignores it. In the case number of 0911000587, it pulls 91 as the first 2 digits. So, in the form that I list my cases in order, the 2009 cases are showing up first (because they're pulling as 91 instead of 09).
Is there anything I can do to force it to NOT ignore the leading zero?
I am trying to calculate how many days are left till end of contract...
whats wrong with this formula
=DateDiff("d",[Completion_Date], Date())
Hi, I'm trying to compare 2 name fields to see if the last name of one field is found in the last name of the other field. In table A, the name is stored as LastName, FirstName. I've used the Left and InStr function to extract the last name successfully.
In Table S the name is stored as separate fields, Lastname and Firstname.
In a query I am trying to determine if the last name from table A appears in the last name field in table S
(s.lname Not Like '*Left([a.name],InStr([a.name],",")-1)*')
the problem I think I'm encountering is that I want access to see this statement as:
(s.lname NOT LIKE '*JOHNSON*') instead of searching for the Left function string
is there any way to put the value of the function in there without actually searching the function literally?
I tried [ ] and that didn't work.. any ideas? thanks!
I'm trying to use sum() along with UPDATE as shown below
UPDATE ALLDATA INNER JOIN [Total Data] ON ALLDATA.PanNumber=[Total Data].PanNumber SET ALLDATA.PLAForMonthPrevYear = sum([Total Data].PLAForMonth), ALLDATA.CENVATForMonthPrevYear = sum([Total Data].CENVATForMonth), ALLDATA.PLAUptoMonthPrevYear = sum([Total Data].PLAUptoMonth), ALLDATA.CENVATUptoMonthPrevYear = sum([Total Data].CENVATUptoMonth)
WHERE [Total Data].Month=Forms![FORM REPORT]!Combo3;
IT IS THROWING ERROR
PLS HELP ME
I am having a bit of a problem with my update query. i have a field that shows a forename. i am importing data from an excel file. The forename populates with forename and middle names and they are seperated by spaces as opposed to commas. I have used the following InStr function in my update query however it works fine when the records forename field has a middle name but it deletes all data in the records forename field if it contains only one name which many do. How can I adjust the function to ignore those records that do not hold more than one name in the forename field. As you can imagine some forename and middle name combinations hold many names.
For instance the filad may have Ivor as a name which I would want to keep But if the Field showed Ivor Bigun then Bigun needs deleting.
Left([Forename],InStr([Forename]," "))
Hi ALL,
I have 2 tables, trying to update one table filed by using max(onefiled) from other table.
my qyery is as follows:
my tables are tblSubFlowForecast and tblPickCalendar
I have to update one field in tblSubFlowForecast by taking max(onefiled) from tblPickCalendar.
UPDATE tblSubFlowForecast INNER JOIN tblPickCalendar ON tblSubFlowForecast.Delivery=tblPickCalendar.Delive ry SET tblSubFlowForecast.[Latest Replen Date] = ( SELECT max(Pick) FROM tblPickCalendar WHERE Type="Replen");
I am getting error saying that "Operation must be an updateable query" :(
I have also tried in other way:
UPDATE tblSubFlowForecast SET [Latest Replen Date] = (SELECT max(Pick) FROM tblPickCalendar WHERE tblSubFlowForecast.Delivery=tblPickCalendar.Delive ry AND tblPickCalendar.Type="Replen" ) FROM
tblSubFlowForecast,tblPickCalendar
This is giving me syntax error (missing operator) :(
Can any body tell me why it is giving error?
Thanks in advance
I'm having problems with an assignment in an online course I am taking.
The assignment is to create one Update Query to find & remove typos in a field. Specifically, the typos are multiple f's & g's embedded in a field.
I created an Update Query that finds the typos & removes just the f's. I'm having trouble with the syntax to also remove the g's.
This is what I have so far that works great.
Update: Replace([Field2],"fff","")
Criteria: Like “*fff*”
or: Like “*ggg*”
The Query finds the records that contain both the "fff" & the "ggg" typos but I'm having trouble with Syntax for removing both.
Does anyone know what I have to change in the "Update:" line to include removing the g's?
I know I could easily create 2 Querys to remove the f's then the g's but the assignment requires only 1 Query to remove both.
Thanks,
Yaani-Mai
I have this code below that is working however the calculation are updating on my form late.
Basically, I have some calculation that are performed on a "After Update" event on some controls on my form. I wanted it to do the calculation after I update the control on the form.
The code is in a module and I just call the function after update on the control But the form is not updating when I change the value in a field. I have to change the field again for it to update.
Control
Code:
Call GeraAuditCalc
DoCmd.RefreshRecord
Function
Code:
Function GeraAuditCalc()
Dim fHrs As Double
Dim Ttl As Double
Dim Ttl1 As Double
Dim Ttl2 As Double
[Code] ....
I'm trying to update some field value depending two string field using a function with if and case, function below:
Code:
Private Function checkDATI(tipotransazione As String, tipovendita As String) As String
Dim r As String
r = ""
If tipotransazione = "VENDITA" Then
Select Case tipovendita
[code]...
And then when I call this function in a command button event as:
Code:
MsgBox (checkDATI(Me.CausaleMov, Me.txt_tipomov))
It's not update those field.
Would I use an update query or function to complete my task?
Task: Automatically update [Status] based on DateDiff calculation of [RequestDate] and [DueDate]
Issue: [Status] can be one of 6 values, the user can manually select Review or Completed.
[Status] values: Review; Completed; Due in 24; Due in 24-48; Beyond 48; Over Due
Query: Below is the query I just started to ignore the calculation if either Review or Completed exist.
Expr1: IIf([Status]="Review",[Status],IIf([Status]="Completed",[Status],DateDiff('d',[RequestDate],[DueDate])))If the value from above DateDiff equals to the below, I want to update the [Status] field to the [Status] value.
Due in 24 = (0-1)
Due in 24-48 = (2-3)
Beyond 48 = (greater than or equal to 4)
Over Due= (-1)
The company I work for is consolidating regional server space onto a single server. I have relinked all of my tables, but my ~180 queries are still pointing to the old server.
My question: Is there a script or other process that can be executed that will search through all my queries within the database to find the string "dbo_tbl" and replace with "dbo_vwtbl"? I would very much like to avoid taking each individual query to a notepad...
I have two forms (FormA, FormB) with combo boxes (cboA, cboB) that control the record being shown in the subforms (SubformA, SubformB). I have written code and attached it to the "AfterUpdate" function on the combo boxes and this works perfectly.
Here's my problem....
I have a button on FormA that, when clicked, opens FormB, assigns the value in cboA to cboB and closes FormA. Unfortunately, I can not figure out how to have SubformB automatically update based on the new value assigned by code to cboB.
I've tried .Requery, "After Update/Change/Dirty/etc." on cboB, "OnOpen" on FormB, and moved the code from cboB "AfterUpdate" to ButtonA "AfterClick" and nothing seems to work.
I need the user to use buttons to navigate through various forms displaying information for the same record. I also need to give the user the option to switch the record using the combo box. Does anyone know how to do this? Is it possible to use code to update the value in a combo box and then have the record in the subform automatically change?
I run a physical therapy office and patients come in for treatment either 3, 4 or 5 times per week. My database is used to track these frequencies (among other things).
I have 3 queries which count how many patients come in 5, 4 and 3 times/week.
In my main table I have fields called "how many 5's", "how many 4's" and "how many 3's".
I have tried to design an update query which will update those fileds in my main table to reflect the counts in the 3 queries mentioned above.
(I'm not using SQL view, I'm using the query design view)
In the "update to:" row, I use the Build function and locate the count I'm looking for.
Problem: when I run the query I get the error: Operation must use an updateable query.