String function to replace characters

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I have an input text box where the user can enter text. On the after update
I guess of that field, I want to go through what they entered and replace
certain characters with a space. For instance replace all apostrophy's with
spaces, so Steve's becomes Steve s

Is there a string function that will do this in ACCESS?

Thanks,
Steve
 
Surprising enough, it's called Replace! <g>

Me.MyTextBox = Replace(Me.MyTextBox, "'", " ")

(BTW, it only exists in Access 2000 and newer. If you're using Access 97 or
earlier, post back)
 
Thank you! I was in ACCESS help, searched String, string function, instr,
just didn't see the Replace. Sounds like what I am looking for!

Thanks
 
Hi, Steve.
Is there a string function that will do this in ACCESS?
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Yes. For Access 2000 and newer versions. It's the Replace( ) function.
Syntax:

Replace(expression, find, replace[, start[, count[, compare]]])

Example:

Me!txtName.Value = Replace(Me!txtName.Value, "'", " ")

.... where txtName is the name of the text box.

If you are using Access 97 or earlier, it's not a built-in function.
There's a user-defined function you may use, so please post back if you need
it.

HTH.
Gunny

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