Access Query Expressions not working: Replace, InStr
I am trying to run a relatively simple query and receive a compile error. The two fields involved are both text fields. SELECT Spouse, Replace(Spouse, Last, "") AS Result FROM SimplifiedTable; What this query should do is look at a text Spouse field, and, if the last name is present in it, replace it with blanks. Ideally, I would add an RTrim to the thing to just get the first name of the spouse.I have tried the same query with brackets around the fields, with tableName.fieldname, etcetera. No joy: Compile error. in query expression 'Replace(Spouse, Last, ""'. (It also errors if I try using single quotes -- is there an escape I should be using?) Additionally, I enlisted the assistance of AI and tried to do the same thing using InStr -- Here's a sample of other approaches attempted: SELECT Spouse, IIf(Spouse Like "*" & [Last] & "*", Left(Spouse, InStr(Spouse, [Last]) - 1), Spouse) AS Result FROMSimplifiedTable; SELECT Spouse, IIf(Spouse Like "*" & [Last] & "*", Left(Spouse, Len(Spouse) - Len([Last]) + 1), Spouse) AS Result FROM SimplifiedTable; Each of these queries received the same error message (the quoted text the only differentiator). If I run a select query on just the fields, or concatenate them, no problem. Thanks!
Access 365 Query
I am using Access 365 on Windows 10 PC. My database is in Access 2016 format. I haven't used Access in some time and am perplexed by my difficulty in successfully designing a query. I have a list of members of a legislature. One of the fields is office type; the choices are Legislative Office, Constituency Office or Ministry Office. I have tried multiple options in my Simple Query to obtain a list of Legislative offices. No matter what I've tried, I get blank results with a syntax error message. Among my attempts where "Legislative", "Legislative Office" and "not C" None have been successful. Screenshots attached show table format, query design view and syntax error. Please point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance
