[AccessD] IFF else problem

Personally, I would have set up the database as FirstName, MaidenName,
Surname
So that Surname is always the last name used.

Then you could probably do 
	FirstName + iif(FEMALE, " ( " + MaidenName + ") " ) + Surname

Otherwise it would still be
	IIF ( FirstName & " (" & MaidenName & ") " & Surname, FirstName
& " " & SurName )


Patti

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of 
> KathrynAtGwens
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 02:07 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] IFF else problem
> 
> in query, I have an existing
> Expr1: [FirstName] & " " & [Surname] & " " & [MarrName]
> 
> I have a field called Female that can be True or False.
> 
> What I want is that IF [Female] is true, then I want:
> FirstName (Surname) MarrName
> Jane (Smith) Doe
> 
> otherwise (if Female is False) then I want FirstName Surname John Doe
> 
> Based on my previously giving Drew a slightly different 
> scenario of having the married name last in parens, like Jane 
> Smith (Doe), he gave me this (though I've modified [Sex] 
> being F to [Female] being True) 
> IFF([Female]="True",IIF(Len([MarrName])>0),"(" & [MarrName] & 
> ")",""),"")
> 
> But no matter how I try to combine everything in the query, I 
> can't get my results correct. I've either got too many of 
> this, or not enough of that or undefined functions
> 
> I know I can leave out the length portion because that is no 
> longer needed since I want the () around the surname of 
> females, and surname is always filled in. Here is my most 
> recent attempt without regards to the males:
> 
> Expr1: IFF([Female]="True", [FirstName] & "(" & [Surname] & 
> ")" & [MarrName]) which does not give me any invalid syntax 
> errors, but does give me Undefined Function IIF in 
> expression. I assume that has something to do with defining 
> the "else" portion.
> 
> So, what do I need to add? 
> 
> --
> Kathryn Bassett (at work address)
> kathrynatgwens at socal.rr.com
> kathryn at bassett.net (home) 
> 
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