Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Wed Jan 5 08:26:37 CST 2005
Hi William: Thanks for the information. There should be enough there to assemble and appropriate function. Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:53 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] tabs in memo fields Jim/Roz http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=210433 ..hth :) William Hindman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roz Clarke" <roz.clarke at donnslaw.co.uk> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:23 AM Subject: RE: [AccessD] tabs in memo fields > Hi Jim > > I hope some bright spark who actually slept last night will come up with > an > elegant solution because the only thing I can come up with at the moment > is > rather clunky. > > Do an INSTR to find the first tab character (CHR(9) iirc). Keep doing this > on the same memo until you don't find a tab, then move on to the mext > memo. > You could use a flag to indicate whether a tab was found on the last pass > or > not, so that your code knows whether to look at the same memo again or > move > on to the next one. > > Untested, ungraceful... if there's a neat way of doing it I'd like to know > too > > Roz > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Lawrence [mailto:accessd at shaw.ca] > Sent: 05 January 2005 07:52 > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: [AccessD] tabs in memo fields > > > Hi All: > > It seems simple but, is there a way to replace tab characters within a > memo > field using a query or function? Note, memo field can be many hundreds of > characters. > > TIA > Jim > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > The contents of this message and any attachments are the property of Donns > Solicitors > and are intended for the confidential use of the named recipient only. > They may be legally > privileged and should not be communicated to, or relied upon, by any other > party without > our written consent. If you are not the addressee, please notify us > immediately so that we > can make arrangements for its return. You should not show this e-mail to > any person or > take copies as you may be committing a criminal or civil offence for which > you may be > liable. The statement and opinions expressed in this e-mail message are > those of the > writer, and do not necessarily represent that of Donns Solicitors. > Although any files attached > to this e-mail will have been checked with virus protection software prior > to transmission, > you should carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. > Donns Solicitors does not accept any liability for any damage or loss > which may be caused > by software viruses... > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com