[AccessD] Update Query: Remove Hyphens in Phone Number

Thank you, Charlotte (boy, do I feel foolish ... happens a lot these days)!

Gale


On 8/9/07, Charlotte Foust <cfoust at infostatsystems.com> wrote:
>
> Just use the replace function to replace any instance of "-" with "".
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gale Perez
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:20 PM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [AccessD] Update Query: Remove Hyphens in Phone Number
>
> Hi!
>
> I'm creating a new phone number field with a phone number input mask, to
> replace a text field with actual hyphens in the numbers.  Has anyone
> done an update query which copy the digits only from the old field to
> the new field (or which would just strip them and leave the digits in
> the current field)?
>
> Thank you,
> Gale
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