[AccessD] query criteria

John - the * would be perfect - but can't get the syntax right. I have tried 
:

Case "Any"
>            GetEventCriteriaString = "*"        'THIS LINE NOT WORKING

as you suggest, but doesn't work.

Kath


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Skolits" <askolits at nni.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] query criteria


> Well, someone may have a better idea but in your query try using 'LIKE' in
> the criteria.
>
> Like GetEventCriteriaString ()
>
> Then use an "*" in your select case:
>
> Case "Any"
>            GetEventCriteriaString = "*"        'THIS LINE NOT WORKING
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kath Pelletti
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:52 AM
> To: Access D Normal List
> Subject: [AccessD] query criteria
>
> aaaarrggh.... need some help on something which should be simple.
>
> I have a function which returns a string.
>
> I am using that function name as the criteria in a query, ie. where 
> criteria
> = GetEventCriteriaString()
>
> One of the possible values I would like the function to return is a 
> criteria
> of not null and not blank. But so far I can't even get the 'not null' to
> work. When I run it using the code below I get no records returned even
> though if I type the words Is Not Null into the query criteria manually it
> works. I have a feeling that this is to do with the quotation marks and
> strings............... hope someone knows......
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Here's the function:
> Public Function GetEventCriteriaString() As String
> Dim strerrormsg As String
> Dim VarActivityType As Variant
> On Error GoTo Err_Handler
>
> If IsFormOpen("FrmDialogRptNoEventsAttended") = True Then
>    VarActivityType =
> [Forms]![FrmDialogRptNoEventsAttended]![CtlActivityTypes]
>
>    If IsNull(VarActivityType) Or VarActivityType = "" Then
>        GetEventCriteriaString = ""
>        GoTo Normal_exit
>    Else
>        Select Case VarActivityType
>        Case "Any"
>            GetEventCriteriaString = "Is Not Null"        'THIS LINE NOT
> WORKING
>        Case "CPD"
>            GetEventCriteriaString = "CPD"
>        Case "CNE"
>            GetEventCriteriaString = "CNE"
>       Case "Non CPD"
>            GetEventCriteriaString = "Non CPD"
>        End Select
>    End If
> End If
>
> Normal_exit:
>    DoCmd.SetWarnings True
>    Exit Function
> Err_Handler:
>    MsgBox "Error: [" & Err.Number & "]  " & IIf(Len(strerrormsg) > 0,
> strerrormsg, Err.Description), vbCritical, "Error Message"
>    Resume Normal_exit
> End Function
>
>
>
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