Text box output

[Guest]

Hi

I'm trying to put together a form with a text box which is displaying a
computers serialnumber from a table called "Computers".

The serialnumber is to be displayed as a barcode using a barcode font.

The problem I have is that I need to add a *-sign in the beginning and at
the end of the barcode (serial number) for the barcode reader to understand
where to begin and where to end.

Is there a way to manipulate the output of the text box in the report to
show the serialnumber enclosed with *-signs?

Cheers
Wayne

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

In the Control Source property of the text box ...

= "*" & [NameOfField] & "*"

.... where "NameOfField" is the name of the field in the report's record
source that contains the serial number.

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[Guest]

Hi Brendan

That did the trick.
Thanks a lot.

Cheers
Wayne

In the Control Source property of the text box ...

= "*" & [NameOfField] & "*"

.... where "NameOfField" is the name of the field in the report's record
source that contains the serial number.

--
Brendan Reynolds (MVP)
http://brenreyn.blogspot.com

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me to use a real e-mail address in public newsgroups. E-mail replies to
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Hi

I'm trying to put together a form with a text box which is displaying a
computers serialnumber from a table called "Computers".

The serialnumber is to be displayed as a barcode using a barcode font.

The problem I have is that I need to add a *-sign in the beginning and at
the end of the barcode (serial number) for the barcode reader to
understand
where to begin and where to end.

Is there a way to manipulate the output of the text box in the report to
show the serialnumber enclosed with *-signs?

Cheers
Wayne