[AccessD] Counting Fields

SELECT IIF(Field1="X",1,0)+IIF(Field2="X",1,0)+....    AS CountX FROM .....

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Andy Lacey
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Subject: [AccessD] Counting Fields
Date: 12/10/05 13:42


I have a table that contains a value of "X" in any or all of 7 fields.
For example, Record 1 has an "X" in fields [Field1], [Field2], and
[Field7].

Is there an easy way within a select query to get a total count of "X"'s
in the record?

Thanks,
Mark Boyd
Sr. Consultant
Deloitte & Touche LLP


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