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Old October 13th, 2006, 08:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
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My Access 2000 database has a field [NUMBER] that contains variable quantity
of chars ending with an alpha "A". I want to remove the "A" at the end of
each one. There may be "A's" in other positions of the string that I do not
want to affect.
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Old October 13th, 2006, 10:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
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Stupid and can prove it. wrote:
My Access 2000 database has a field [NUMBER] that contains variable quantity
of chars ending with an alpha "A". I want to remove the "A" at the end of
each one. There may be "A's" in other positions of the string that I do not
want to affect.


Okay, you proved it.
Left$([FieldName],Len$([FieldName])-1)

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Old October 13th, 2006, 10:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
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Default split text in access 2000

Told you I could

Hey! This works great. I won't ask this stupid question again

Thanks

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Stupid and can prove it. wrote:
My Access 2000 database has a field [NUMBER] that contains variable quantity
of chars ending with an alpha "A". I want to remove the "A" at the end of
each one. There may be "A's" in other positions of the string that I do not
want to affect.


Okay, you proved it.
Left$([FieldName],Len$([FieldName])-1)


 




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