Help with code

[ron.pennenga]

I need to have a field(textbox) which will tabulate and display the
total of all the nonnull fields in a record.

Here is my setup: I have one table consisting of (for example) 5
records (Bob, Mike, Tom, Joe, and Matt). Each persons has to perform 5
tasks to be complete (having a date in the Task X field signifies
completion of that specific task).
However, I need to track the total amount progress for each individual
by counting the number of nonnull fields in each record (Tasks that
have dates in them), and then store that number within the respective
record and display this number a form.

I have a table which contains the following:


Name Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task
5 Total

Bob 1/1/09 1/10/09 12/15/08
12/30/08 4
Mike 1/5/09 1/12/09
11/15/08 3
Tom 11/1/08 1/3/09 12/05/08
11/30/08 4
Joe 1/1/09 1/10/09 12/15/08
12/30/08 4
Matt
11/30/08
12/10/08 2




Is there a way to perform this, possibly using a VBA function. I am
completely illiterate in SQL and am useless when it comes to queries.

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Golfinray]

In the criteria field of your query, put Is Not Null. to see how many are
null or you can use Is Null to see how many are there. Use a count function
to count them:count([your filed name])