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From: bhrosey via AccessMonster.com on 25 May 2010 13:34
I have what I believe to be a very simple problem for all of you who know
Access better than me. I am using Access 2007 and have a field in my table
where an operator would enter a job number. I want to force them to use a
certain number/text format to insure continuity. Here is a sample of what
some of the job numbers could look like,
09-7654 P/1
10-9076 JD/2.3
09-3425 DS/10.2
10-2579 P/10.12

Thank you for the help. I already figured out how to make sure that caps get
used instead of lowercase.

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that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"

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From: Jerry Whittle on 25 May 2010 15:17
It looks like that job number has different 'parts' that have meaning. If so
you'd be much better of having them broken down into 3 or 4 different fields.
Then recombine them afterwards. Then you could use things like input masks
and validation rules to ensure that the data entered is most likely correct.
--
Jerry Whittle, Microsoft Access MVP
Light. Strong. Cheap. Pick two. Keith Bontrager - Bicycle Builder.


"bhrosey via AccessMonster.com" wrote:

> I have what I believe to be a very simple problem for all of you who know
> Access better than me. I am using Access 2007 and have a field in my table
> where an operator would enter a job number. I want to force them to use a
> certain number/text format to insure continuity. Here is a sample of what
> some of the job numbers could look like,
> 09-7654 P/1
> 10-9076 JD/2.3
> 09-3425 DS/10.2
> 10-2579 P/10.12
>
> Thank you for the help. I already figured out how to make sure that caps get
> used instead of lowercase.
>
> --
> John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so
> that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
>
> Message posted via AccessMonster.com
> http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/access-tablesdbdesign/201005/1
>
> .
>
From: Steve on 25 May 2010 15:20
What would be best is when the job is first created a job number is assigned
and recorded in a job table. Then when any operator needs to add a job
number he selects the job number from a combo box based on the job table.

Steve
santus(a)penn.com


"bhrosey via AccessMonster.com" <u33878(a)uwe> wrote in message
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>I have what I believe to be a very simple problem for all of you who know
> Access better than me. I am using Access 2007 and have a field in my
> table
> where an operator would enter a job number. I want to force them to use a
> certain number/text format to insure continuity. Here is a sample of what
> some of the job numbers could look like,
> 09-7654 P/1
> 10-9076 JD/2.3
> 09-3425 DS/10.2
> 10-2579 P/10.12
>
> Thank you for the help. I already figured out how to make sure that caps
> get
> used instead of lowercase.
>
> --
> John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
> so
> that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
>
> Message posted via AccessMonster.com
> http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/access-tablesdbdesign/201005/1
>


From: bhrosey via AccessMonster.com on 25 May 2010 16:39
The job number is already assigned ahead of time. It follows the job from
department to department. I have a field on my form where the job number
gets entered and I just want to make sure that the way it gets entered is
uniform, i.e. the space between the job and the lot #.

Steve wrote:
>What would be best is when the job is first created a job number is assigned
>and recorded in a job table. Then when any operator needs to add a job
>number he selects the job number from a combo box based on the job table.
>
>Steve
>santus(a)penn.com
>
>>I have what I believe to be a very simple problem for all of you who know
>> Access better than me. I am using Access 2007 and have a field in my
>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>> get
>> used instead of lowercase.

--
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"

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From: bhrosey via AccessMonster.com on 25 May 2010 16:39
The job number is already assigned ahead of time. It follows the job from
department to department. I have a field on my form where the job number
gets entered and I just want to make sure that the way it gets entered is
uniform, i.e. the space between the job and the lot #.

Steve wrote:
>What would be best is when the job is first created a job number is assigned
>and recorded in a job table. Then when any operator needs to add a job
>number he selects the job number from a combo box based on the job table.
>
>Steve
>santus(a)penn.com
>
>>I have what I believe to be a very simple problem for all of you who know
>> Access better than me. I am using Access 2007 and have a field in my
>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>> get
>> used instead of lowercase.

--
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"

Message posted via AccessMonster.com
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