[AccessD] (Should Be) Easy Problem...

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Tue Jun 25 16:06:32 CDT 2013


Absolutely correct if using the QBE grid.

If you are building the SQL by hand, use "..Where fieldname IS NULL.."


On 25 Jun 2013 at 11:54, Doug Steele wrote:

> John, I don't think you need the field name when testing for null in the
> criteria section:
> 
> Is Null or =""
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 11:40 AM, John Clark
> <John.Clark at niagaracounty.com>wrote:
> 
> > (Resending because I neglected to change the subject line...)
> >
> > So, I'm having a bit of an issue w/a small A2010 program I recently wrote.
> > There are a couple of issues, but one, which I thought would be a simple
> > one, has really ticked me off today.
> >
> > There are several blank records that need to be gone. This is actually a 2
> > part problem, because some of them (11) are completely blank, but the
> > majority of them (24) were assigned voucher numbers, but have no other data.
> > I think I understand the latter...I assign that number immediately, so if
> > someone clicks to add a new records and does not, or maybe they're hitting
> > the button twice...and I did not have any validation for that event...then
> > I could see a record number w/out any data. But, given what I just said, I
> > do not understand having a record w/no voucher number or data.
> >
> > Anyhow, having said all of this, what I really want to do right now is to
> > week out those records...get a list, using a query, before deleting
> > them...to make sure my numbers come out right. I figured this was going to
> > be as simple as either putting IsNull(field) in the criteria section...to
> > be sure I was actually going to do 4 fields to be sure....or check for =
> > "". But, neither of these is working and I'm getting 0 records.
> >
> > I surely must be forgetting something...making a bone head move somehow.
> > Can someone please set me straight?
> >
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