The Expression Builder is available almost anywhere you want to build an expression-usually there’s a little Build button that looks like this: A good way to learn more about them is to open the Expression Builder and browse through the function lists. There are many more text-related functions in Access. In an Access app, you must use the plus sign (+). In a desktop database, you can also use the ampersand operator (&) for concatentation. However, it’s the quickest way to join strings together. * Okay, so it’s not a function, it’s an operator. If is “Colin” and is Wilcox, the result is “Colin Wilcox”Ĭhange the case of a string to upper or lower case Join two strings together with a space in between them If is “Colin” and is Wilcox, the result is “ColinWilcox” Trim leading or trailing spaces from a string Return characters from the middle of a string If is “CD234”, the result is “234”.įind the position of a character in a string Return characters from the end of a string Return characters from the beginning of a string Here’s a listing of some of the more common string operations in Access, and the functions you would use to perform them: If you’re not savvy with expressions yet, see Build an expression. Or, you might need to join (concatenate) several strings together, such as a last name and a first name.
#FORM C BUILDER SCREEN POSITIONS SERIAL NUMBER#
For example, you might want to display only part of a serial number on a form. With string functions, you can create expressions in Access that manipulate text in a variety of ways. Access for Microsoft 365 Access 2021 Access 2019 Access 2016 Access 2013 Access 2010 Access 2007 More.