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Phone Number Formatting
I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20
characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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Phone Number Formatting
If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero
between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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Thanks for your response. Adding the 0 didn't change the display. I started
with "0000000000 John" and it is still "0000000000 John". I need it to be "(000) 000-0000 John". Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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Phone Number Formatting
I believe I mis-read the question. My response was for changing the input
mask on the form control (textbox) so it would store the extra characters with in the field. Then you wouldn't need *any* inputmask or formatting on the report. But this will only work for new values typed in. It will not affect existing records. I'm not following what you're doing and how you're doing it. Can you give some additional details? -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com "Scott" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response. Adding the 0 didn't change the display. I started with "0000000000 John" and it is still "0000000000 John". I need it to be "(000) 000-0000 John". Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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The field in the table is a text field for a phone number that stores data
and text without symbols () or - , the data stores like xxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxxJohn or xxxxxxxxxx Cell, it field is 20 characters long. The form input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but that is probably irrelevant for my question. In the report I need the phone number/field data to display (xxx) xxx-xxxx with the characters. If the field only contains the numbers in the phone number the report will display (xxx) xxx-xxxx if the report input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but if the field has text following the 10 numbers then the report displays the phone number and text in the same format that it is stored in the field without the symbols () or -. I need the phone number in the report to display the phone number portion on the data with symbols in the (xxx) xxx-xxxx format even when text exists in the field following the phone number. For example: Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxxJohn = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxxJohn and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx Cell = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx Cell. Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: I believe I mis-read the question. My response was for changing the input mask on the form control (textbox) so it would store the extra characters with in the field. Then you wouldn't need *any* inputmask or formatting on the report. But this will only work for new values typed in. It will not affect existing records. I'm not following what you're doing and how you're doing it. Can you give some additional details? -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com "Scott" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response. Adding the 0 didn't change the display. I started with "0000000000 John" and it is still "0000000000 John". I need it to be "(000) 000-0000 John". Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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First of all, I think it is a mistake to be storing two pieces of data in
the same field. The phone number and name should be stored separately. This is basic database design. Secondly, if you stored the numbers with the extra symbols, then you wouldn't need the input mask on the textbox in the report and it would work fine. Changing the input mask in the form will only work for new or edited records. If it was me and I didn't have time to restructure the database (the best option), I'd run an update query that would add the extra characters to the stored data and then change the input mask to store the characters for any new data. If all of them are without the extra symbols, you should be able to do something like: UPDATE YourTable SET [Phone Number] = "(" & Left([Phone Number],3) & ") " & Mid([Phone Number],4,3) & "-" & Mid([Phone Number],7,4) & Mid([Phone Number],11); NOTE: make a back up of your data before you run ANYTHING! -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... The field in the table is a text field for a phone number that stores data and text without symbols () or - , the data stores like xxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxxJohn or xxxxxxxxxx Cell, it field is 20 characters long. The form input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but that is probably irrelevant for my question. In the report I need the phone number/field data to display (xxx) xxx-xxxx with the characters. If the field only contains the numbers in the phone number the report will display (xxx) xxx-xxxx if the report input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but if the field has text following the 10 numbers then the report displays the phone number and text in the same format that it is stored in the field without the symbols () or -. I need the phone number in the report to display the phone number portion on the data with symbols in the (xxx) xxx-xxxx format even when text exists in the field following the phone number. For example: Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxxJohn = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxxJohn and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx Cell = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx Cell. Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: I believe I mis-read the question. My response was for changing the input mask on the form control (textbox) so it would store the extra characters with in the field. Then you wouldn't need *any* inputmask or formatting on the report. But this will only work for new values typed in. It will not affect existing records. I'm not following what you're doing and how you're doing it. Can you give some additional details? -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com "Scott" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response. Adding the 0 didn't change the display. I started with "0000000000 John" and it is still "0000000000 John". I need it to be "(000) 000-0000 John". Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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I agree.
My problem is that it is a retail database and I'm just reading the data from SQL so I can't reconstruct or change the database design. Thanks for your help. Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: First of all, I think it is a mistake to be storing two pieces of data in the same field. The phone number and name should be stored separately. This is basic database design. Secondly, if you stored the numbers with the extra symbols, then you wouldn't need the input mask on the textbox in the report and it would work fine. Changing the input mask in the form will only work for new or edited records. If it was me and I didn't have time to restructure the database (the best option), I'd run an update query that would add the extra characters to the stored data and then change the input mask to store the characters for any new data. If all of them are without the extra symbols, you should be able to do something like: UPDATE YourTable SET [Phone Number] = "(" & Left([Phone Number],3) & ") " & Mid([Phone Number],4,3) & "-" & Mid([Phone Number],7,4) & Mid([Phone Number],11); NOTE: make a back up of your data before you run ANYTHING! -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... The field in the table is a text field for a phone number that stores data and text without symbols () or - , the data stores like xxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxxJohn or xxxxxxxxxx Cell, it field is 20 characters long. The form input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but that is probably irrelevant for my question. In the report I need the phone number/field data to display (xxx) xxx-xxxx with the characters. If the field only contains the numbers in the phone number the report will display (xxx) xxx-xxxx if the report input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but if the field has text following the 10 numbers then the report displays the phone number and text in the same format that it is stored in the field without the symbols () or -. I need the phone number in the report to display the phone number portion on the data with symbols in the (xxx) xxx-xxxx format even when text exists in the field following the phone number. For example: Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxxJohn = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxxJohn and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx Cell = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx Cell. Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: I believe I mis-read the question. My response was for changing the input mask on the form control (textbox) so it would store the extra characters with in the field. Then you wouldn't need *any* inputmask or formatting on the report. But this will only work for new values typed in. It will not affect existing records. I'm not following what you're doing and how you're doing it. Can you give some additional details? -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com "Scott" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response. Adding the 0 didn't change the display. I started with "0000000000 John" and it is still "0000000000 John". I need it to be "(000) 000-0000 John". Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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If I understand you correctly this is for a report that you are designing,
and you can not change the input method or the table data. Well I would then change the controlsource for the textbox in the report. Maybe some thing like this: ="(" & Left([Phone Number],3) & ") " & Mid([Phone Number],4,3) & "-" & Mid([Phone Number],7,4) & Mid([Phone Number],11) Barrowing a snippit from Roger Carlson's reply "Scott" wrote: I agree. My problem is that it is a retail database and I'm just reading the data from SQL so I can't reconstruct or change the database design. Thanks for your help. Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: First of all, I think it is a mistake to be storing two pieces of data in the same field. The phone number and name should be stored separately. This is basic database design. Secondly, if you stored the numbers with the extra symbols, then you wouldn't need the input mask on the textbox in the report and it would work fine. Changing the input mask in the form will only work for new or edited records. If it was me and I didn't have time to restructure the database (the best option), I'd run an update query that would add the extra characters to the stored data and then change the input mask to store the characters for any new data. If all of them are without the extra symbols, you should be able to do something like: UPDATE YourTable SET [Phone Number] = "(" & Left([Phone Number],3) & ") " & Mid([Phone Number],4,3) & "-" & Mid([Phone Number],7,4) & Mid([Phone Number],11); NOTE: make a back up of your data before you run ANYTHING! -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... The field in the table is a text field for a phone number that stores data and text without symbols () or - , the data stores like xxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxxJohn or xxxxxxxxxx Cell, it field is 20 characters long. The form input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but that is probably irrelevant for my question. In the report I need the phone number/field data to display (xxx) xxx-xxxx with the characters. If the field only contains the numbers in the phone number the report will display (xxx) xxx-xxxx if the report input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but if the field has text following the 10 numbers then the report displays the phone number and text in the same format that it is stored in the field without the symbols () or -. I need the phone number in the report to display the phone number portion on the data with symbols in the (xxx) xxx-xxxx format even when text exists in the field following the phone number. For example: Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxxJohn = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxxJohn and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx Cell = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx Cell. Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: I believe I mis-read the question. My response was for changing the input mask on the form control (textbox) so it would store the extra characters with in the field. Then you wouldn't need *any* inputmask or formatting on the report. But this will only work for new values typed in. It will not affect existing records. I'm not following what you're doing and how you're doing it. Can you give some additional details? -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com "Scott" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response. Adding the 0 didn't change the display. I started with "0000000000 John" and it is still "0000000000 John". I need it to be "(000) 000-0000 John". Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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The result is exactly what I was looking for!
Thank you, Scott "Nyx37" wrote: If I understand you correctly this is for a report that you are designing, and you can not change the input method or the table data. Well I would then change the controlsource for the textbox in the report. Maybe some thing like this: ="(" & Left([Phone Number],3) & ") " & Mid([Phone Number],4,3) & "-" & Mid([Phone Number],7,4) & Mid([Phone Number],11) Barrowing a snippit from Roger Carlson's reply "Scott" wrote: I agree. My problem is that it is a retail database and I'm just reading the data from SQL so I can't reconstruct or change the database design. Thanks for your help. Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: First of all, I think it is a mistake to be storing two pieces of data in the same field. The phone number and name should be stored separately. This is basic database design. Secondly, if you stored the numbers with the extra symbols, then you wouldn't need the input mask on the textbox in the report and it would work fine. Changing the input mask in the form will only work for new or edited records. If it was me and I didn't have time to restructure the database (the best option), I'd run an update query that would add the extra characters to the stored data and then change the input mask to store the characters for any new data. If all of them are without the extra symbols, you should be able to do something like: UPDATE YourTable SET [Phone Number] = "(" & Left([Phone Number],3) & ") " & Mid([Phone Number],4,3) & "-" & Mid([Phone Number],7,4) & Mid([Phone Number],11); NOTE: make a back up of your data before you run ANYTHING! -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... The field in the table is a text field for a phone number that stores data and text without symbols () or - , the data stores like xxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxxJohn or xxxxxxxxxx Cell, it field is 20 characters long. The form input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but that is probably irrelevant for my question. In the report I need the phone number/field data to display (xxx) xxx-xxxx with the characters. If the field only contains the numbers in the phone number the report will display (xxx) xxx-xxxx if the report input mask is !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but if the field has text following the 10 numbers then the report displays the phone number and text in the same format that it is stored in the field without the symbols () or -. I need the phone number in the report to display the phone number portion on the data with symbols in the (xxx) xxx-xxxx format even when text exists in the field following the phone number. For example: Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxxJohn = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxxJohn and Phone number field data xxxxxxxxxx Cell = report display of (xxx) xxx-xxxx Cell. Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: I believe I mis-read the question. My response was for changing the input mask on the form control (textbox) so it would store the extra characters with in the field. Then you wouldn't need *any* inputmask or formatting on the report. But this will only work for new values typed in. It will not affect existing records. I'm not following what you're doing and how you're doing it. Can you give some additional details? -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com "Scott" wrote in message ... Thanks for your response. Adding the 0 didn't change the display. I started with "0000000000 John" and it is still "0000000000 John". I need it to be "(000) 000-0000 John". Thanks, Scott "Roger Carlson" wrote: If you want the symbols from the input mask saved with the data, add a zero between the two semi-colons: !\(999") "000\-0000;0;_ -- --Roger Carlson MS Access MVP Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com Want answers to your Access questions in your Email? Free subscription: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L "Scott" wrote in message ... I have a Phone Number field formatted as a text field. The field is 20 characters long and on the form the input is in the (000) 000-0000 format and also allows for text to be inserted after the phone number such as a person's name. On a report I want the format to be (000) 000-0000 persons name. The input mask on the report is currently !\(999") "000\-0000;;_ but when using that input mask it removes the () and - from the phone number in report view if there is text (person's name) in the field following the phone number. If there is not any text after the phone number then the () and - are displayed in the phone number on the report view. How do I format the field on the report to include the () and - in the phone number as well as the text in the field following the number? Thanks, Scott |
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