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  1. Nov 11th, 2011, 06:46 PM #1
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    Truncate fields in a report

    Hello Everyone:

    I am trying to truncate fields in a report. Say you have a number of different names. If you put the fields in the report, they will have white space in them.

    First------------------------middle----------------------last.

    I had to put the -'s in because it autmatically took them out.

    How can I make it so that they come out more like this?

    First middle last with no spaces.

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    Re: Truncate fields in a report

    what application are you working in?
    what type of fields have you inserted?
    i do my best to test code works before i post it, but sometimes am unable to do so for some reason, and usually say so if this is the case.
    Note code snippets posted are just that and do not include error handling that is required in real world applications, but avoid On Error Resume Next

    dim all variables as required as often i have done so elsewhere in my code but only posted the relevant part

    come back and mark your original post as resolved if your problem is fixed
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    Re: Truncate fields in a report

    Hi Everyone:

    I am using MS Access 07, trying to bring text felds together.

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    Re: Truncate fields in a report

    sorry i know nothing about access fields
    i do my best to test code works before i post it, but sometimes am unable to do so for some reason, and usually say so if this is the case.
    Note code snippets posted are just that and do not include error handling that is required in real world applications, but avoid On Error Resume Next

    dim all variables as required as often i have done so elsewhere in my code but only posted the relevant part

    come back and mark your original post as resolved if your problem is fixed
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  6. Nov 13th, 2011, 04:33 PM #5
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    Re: Truncate fields in a report

    You can create an Access Query with the information that you need. Within the Query you can combine multiple fields from the table, Such as;

    Code:
    fullname: [First] & [Middle] & [Last]
    I know you said that you didn't want any spaces or anything, but as an idea you can also include other characters, such as;

    Code:
    fullname: [Last] & ", " & [First] & [Middle]
    you may also use the Nz function of Access to eliminate any errors due to having a null value in a field, like;

    Code:
    fullname: Nz([First], "") & Nz([Middle], "") & Nz([Last], "")
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