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Run a Query without Saving it (to reduce # objects)
Okay, so "Like" works, as would other approaches, when working with embedded digits in a larger number.
Yes, I missed out on removing the left square bracket.
To return to the SQL Syntax then ExcelBOA.[Account Number] is a number, not a string of digits in a text field.
Private Sub cmButtonNameGoesHere_Click() Dim strSQL As String strSQL = "SELECT import_Excel_BOA.[As of Date], import_Excel_BOA.Amount," & _ " import_Excel_BOA.[Account Number], " & _ " import_Excel_BOA.[Account Name], import_Excel_BOA.Text " & _ " FROM import_Excel_BOA " & _ " WHERE (import_Excel_BOA.[Account Number] Like ""*"" & [Enter 5213 for VW1 or 5636 for VWMC] & ""*"")" & _ " AND (import_Excel_BOA.Text Like ""*"" & [enter part of co name] & ""*"") ;" Me.ListBoxNameGoesHere.RowSource = strSQL End SubThat's as close as I can get working without data to validate against. I think I got all of the open and close parentheses in the right places, the square brackets where they are needed, and the quotes and double quotes in the right places and numbers.
Frankly, the goal of reducing objects may not be the best place to invest efforts. But that's your prerogative.
It depends on what you want to do with the recordset generated by the dynamic SQL. The primary places you could use them would be as the recordsource for a form or subform, or as the rowsource for a listbox or combobox. I suppose you could open one directly for a user to review, but that's not a common method.
Basically, you'd do this by rewriting the SELECT statement in VBA, modifying the WHERE clause in the process. Then you would assign that resulting SQL to the recordsource property of a form, or the rowsource of a control.
I don't have any recent examples of doing that, but it might be along these lines:
Private Sub cmButtonNameGoesHere_Click()
Dim strSQL As String
strSQL = "SELECT import_Excel_BOA.[As of Date], import_Excel_BOA.Amount, import_Excel_BOA.[Account Number], " & _
" import_Excel_BOA.[Account Name], import_Excel_BOA.Text " & _
" FROM import_Excel_BOA " & _
" WHERE (((import_Excel_BOA.[Account Number]) Like ""*"" & [Enter 5213 for VW1 or 5636 for VWMC] & ""*"") " & _
" AND ((import_Excel_BOA.Text) Like ""*"" & [enter part of co name] & """*"));"
Me.ListBoxNameGoesHere.RowSource = strSQL
End Sub
HI George, I added a listbox but I am getting the folllowing error. Let me know what the next step is when you have a sec.
One of the values in the where clause is wrong. I copied the SQL posted, without validation.
My best guess is the Account Number is the problem. You used Like so I copied that, but it's more likely that the Account Number is a number, and you need to use = not Like with numbers.
Try this for the line in the original
" WHERE import_ExcelBOA.[Account Number = " & [Enter 5213 for VW1 or 5636 for VWMC " &On the other hand, it's possible I guess, that 5213 and 5636 are part of a larger string of digits. In that case, we'd need to know that detail to know how to tweak the parameter.
Hi George,
<it's possible I guess, that 5213 and 5636 are part of a larger string of digits
Yes, that is the case. That is why I used like and in the original query, it seemed to work OK with like and the field is a number property.
Let me know what the next step is when you get a sec.
I am thinking the left bracket ( [ ) in the below might be out of place?
" WHERE import_ExcelBOA.[Account Number = " & [Enter 5213 for VW1 or 5636 for VWMC " &
btw: I removed the where clauses completely and the listbox does populate however I do need the where clauses.
Hi George, thanks for the reply. I now understand this is not a common thing to do. I might change my approach and save the query but woudl still like to have a workable solution.
To answer your question, i am simply wanting to show the query as a stand alone query. Not in a form...just the dataset as would show as if running a saved query from a form. It is not a subform.
Would I still need a ListBox? I didnt envision using a listbox. thank you.
No, if you just want to open the query for the user to look at, you can use DoCmd.RunSQL strSQL
