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simple textbox data source syntax question
Would someone please take a look over my shoulder? I've got the following
code entered as the data source for a text box on a report; but even in it's simplest state, returns #error# the intent of the code is to truncate the text at it's first hard return =mid([CatalogNoMod],1,nz(instr(1,[CatalogNoMod],chr(10)),len([CatalogNoMod]))) any thought would be greatly appreciated in advance thanks, mark |
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simple textbox data source syntax question
Try the following
=Mid([CatalogNoMod],1,Instr(1,[CatalogNoMod] & Chr(10),Chr(10))-1) I might be looking for Chr(13) instead of Chr(10) since Access usually stores Chr(13) & Chr(10) [in that order] to generate a new line. Also make sure that the name of the textbox control is NOT CatalogNoMod. That will cause an error By the way instr(1,[CatalogNoMod],chr(10)) Is NOT going to return null if Chr(10) is not in the string. It is going to return zero. It will return NULL if CatalogNoMod is Null John Spencer Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2010 The Hilltop Institute University of Maryland Baltimore County Mark Kubicki wrote: Would someone please take a look over my shoulder? I've got the following code entered as the data source for a text box on a report; but even in it's simplest state, returns #error# the intent of the code is to truncate the text at it's first hard return =mid([CatalogNoMod],1,nz(instr(1,[CatalogNoMod],chr(10)),len([CatalogNoMod]))) any thought would be greatly appreciated in advance thanks, mark |
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