Multiple instances of the same field

[Guest]

Hopefully I can explain this properly. I have a field in a table called
"Nutrition". Another field in the table is called "Order". Is it possible
to write a formula similar to this one and get the result I want. This
particular formula doesn't work properly.

=IIF([Order]=1,[Nutrition],"")

In the formula, the number "1" may be any number between 1 and 22.
Depending on the number, I want the [Nutrition] value to match the order
number. This formula only gives me the first instance of Nutrition in the
database. Can this be done? Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Do you mean you want to show all the values of nutrition where order = 1? If
so, you don't need a formula you need a query that says "SELECT nutrition
FROM tablename WHERE order = 1".

If this doesn't help please try explaining the problem again.

Regards

 

[Guest]

No. It's more asthetics than anything. I'm trying to duplicate a nutrition
label. I need to be able to place the results from the nutrition field in
different areas of my report. I have 22 different nutritional components for
each item. I have 5,000 items. I wanted to create 22 text boxes and let
each one of them show a different component. I want to use the data in the
nutrition field to populate the 22 different text boxes. I'm sure I've been
as clear as mud, but that's what I want to do.

The only other option I have (that I know how to do) is create a new table
with 22 fields from a crosstab query from my original table with only the
nutrition field.
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Don Rountree

Do you mean you want to show all the values of nutrition where order = 1? If
so, you don't need a formula you need a query that says "SELECT nutrition
FROM tablename WHERE order = 1".

If this doesn't help please try explaining the problem again.

Regards

Hopefully I can explain this properly. I have a field in a table called
"Nutrition". Another field in the table is called "Order". Is it possible
to write a formula similar to this one and get the result I want. This
particular formula doesn't work properly.

=IIF([Order]=1,[Nutrition],"")

In the formula, the number "1" may be any number between 1 and 22.
Depending on the number, I want the [Nutrition] value to match the order
number. This formula only gives me the first instance of Nutrition in the
database. Can this be done? Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I'm still having trouible understanding this. Is it that, for 1
record, you have 1 nutrition field, which can have one of 22 values.
Depending on what the value is you want to display it in a different text box?

OR is it that you have up to 22 nutrition records per item, which you want
to display on 1 report screen in 22 different boxes?

Regards

No. It's more asthetics than anything. I'm trying to duplicate a nutrition
label. I need to be able to place the results from the nutrition field in
different areas of my report. I have 22 different nutritional components for
each item. I have 5,000 items. I wanted to create 22 text boxes and let
each one of them show a different component. I want to use the data in the
nutrition field to populate the 22 different text boxes. I'm sure I've been
as clear as mud, but that's what I want to do.

The only other option I have (that I know how to do) is create a new table
with 22 fields from a crosstab query from my original table with only the
nutrition field.
--
Don Rountree

Do you mean you want to show all the values of nutrition where order = 1? If
so, you don't need a formula you need a query that says "SELECT nutrition
FROM tablename WHERE order = 1".

If this doesn't help please try explaining the problem again.

Regards

Hopefully I can explain this properly. I have a field in a table called
"Nutrition". Another field in the table is called "Order". Is it possible
to write a formula similar to this one and get the result I want. This
particular formula doesn't work properly.

=IIF([Order]=1,[Nutrition],"")

In the formula, the number "1" may be any number between 1 and 22.
Depending on the number, I want the [Nutrition] value to match the order
number. This formula only gives me the first instance of Nutrition in the
database. Can this be done? Thanks in advance.