I have a table with valve sizes entered as numbers (e.g 1.375). How do I
convert that number to one with a fraction (1-3/8)?
Copy and Paste the following function into a Module:
Public Function DecimalToFrac(DecimalIn) As String
'Convert decimal to Fraction
Dim strWholePart As String
Dim varNumerator As Variant
Dim lngDenominator As Long
Dim intX As Integer
strWholePart = Int(DecimalIn)
intX = InStr([DecimalIn], ".")
If intX = 0 Or IsError(Mid([DecimalIn], intX + 1)) Then
DecimalToFrac = strWholePart
Exit Function
End If
varNumerator = Mid(DecimalIn, InStr(DecimalIn, ".") + 1)
lngDenominator = 1 & String(1 * Len(varNumerator), "0")
Do While lngDenominator Mod 5 = 0 And varNumerator Mod 5 = 0
varNumerator = varNumerator / 5
lngDenominator = lngDenominator / 5
Loop
Do While lngDenominator Mod 2 = 0 And varNumerator Mod 2 = 0
varNumerator = varNumerator / 2
lngDenominator = lngDenominator / 2
Loop
DecimalToFrac = strWholePart & " " & varNumerator & "/" &
lngDenominator
End Function
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You can call it from a query:
Fraction
ecimalToFrac([FieldName])
Or an unbound control source:
=DecimalToFrac([FieldName])