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March 13th, 2006, 08:52 PM
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Using = sign in expressions
When is it necessary to preceed expressions with the equal sign? It would
seem that the examples in MS help all use =, but when I view sample expressions within queries, the = is missing. I'm an old Excel user. Could someone explain when it is necessary to use the equal sign? 
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March 13th, 2006, 09:08 PM
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Using = sign in expressions
If I recall my Excel correctly, you preceed a function/expression with "="
in Excel, to let Excel know to do a calculation. In Access, you use "=" to "set" the value of one side of the equation to the other side. Regards Jeff Boyce Microsoft Office/Access MVP "jayceejay" wrote in message ... When is it necessary to preceed expressions with the equal sign? It would seem that the examples in MS help all use =, but when I view sample expressions within queries, the = is missing. I'm an old Excel user. Could someone explain when it is necessary to use the equal sign?
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March 13th, 2006, 09:21 PM
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Using = sign in expressions
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:52:48 -0800, jayceejay wrote:
When is it necessary to preceed expressions with the equal sign? It would seem that the examples in MS help all use =, but when I view sample expressions within queries, the = is missing. I'm an old Excel user. Could someone explain when it is necessary to use the equal sign? In a query, when you set a new column to an expression you would use NewColumnName:[FieldA]*[FieldB] In a report or form expression, you would start with an Unbound control. Then set it's control source to =[FieldA]*[FieldB] In VBA code, you would also use the = sign. VariableName = [FieldA]*[FieldB] -- Fred Please respond only to this newsgroup. I do not reply to personal e-mail
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March 13th, 2006, 09:47 PM
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Using = sign in expressions
THANK YOU! I get it now.
"fredg" wrote: On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:52:48 -0800, jayceejay wrote: When is it necessary to preceed expressions with the equal sign? It would seem that the examples in MS help all use =, but when I view sample expressions within queries, the = is missing. I'm an old Excel user. Could someone explain when it is necessary to use the equal sign? In a query, when you set a new column to an expression you would use NewColumnName:[FieldA]*[FieldB] In a report or form expression, you would start with an Unbound control. Then set it's control source to =[FieldA]*[FieldB] In VBA code, you would also use the = sign. VariableName = [FieldA]*[FieldB] -- Fred Please respond only to this newsgroup. I do not reply to personal e-mail
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