Drew Wutka
DWUTKA at Marlow.com
Mon Nov 5 15:04:19 CST 2007
If this a permanent change, this would work: UPDATE tblYourTableName SET YourFieldName=Mid(YourFieldName,5) Drew -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Sheri Hixson Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 2:22 PM To: accessD at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] Replace/delete first 4 characters I have a column in a table that contains info as shown below: 123 123.456 123 123.456 410 410.435 555 555.123 789 789.678 910 910.321 The first 3 characters are duplicated in 5,6,7. How do I remove the first three characters, and the space, from each record in this column so that the results would be: 123.456 123.456 410.435 555.123 789.678 910.321 Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Dee -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI Proprietary and/or II-VI BusinessSensitve material. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. You are notified that any review, retransmission, copying, disclosure, dissemination, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited.