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KenNiuM
Is it possible to have auto number in text data type?
If it is possible, please assist.
If it is possible, please assist.
Ken Sheridan said:No, an autonumber is a long integer data type. You can format it to output
as a text value in a query, form or report, however. In a query you'd put
something like:
MyIDFormatted: Format([MyID],"00000")
to return it as a 5 character string with leading zeros. In a form or
report the ControlSource property of a text box would be:
=Format([MyID],"00000")
If you really need the column in the base table to be of text data type
you'd have to write code in a form's module to automatically increment its
value by 1 from the highest value currently in the column.
Ken Sheridan
Stafford, England
KenNiuM said:Is it possible to have auto number in text data type?
If it is possible, please assist.
Make sure that the table is shown in the design grid[tableName]![LogInTime]
KenNiuM said:Thanks! i got my answers already.
Hope you try to answer one of my other urgent question.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...46e-56269e6f6f19&cat=&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=&p=1
Hope you could help.
Ken Sheridan said:No, an autonumber is a long integer data type. You can format it to output
as a text value in a query, form or report, however. In a query you'd put
something like:
MyIDFormatted: Format([MyID],"00000")
to return it as a 5 character string with leading zeros. In a form or
report the ControlSource property of a text box would be:
=Format([MyID],"00000")
If you really need the column in the base table to be of text data type
you'd have to write code in a form's module to automatically increment its
value by 1 from the highest value currently in the column.
Ken Sheridan
Stafford, England
KenNiuM said:Is it possible to have auto number in text data type?
If it is possible, please assist.
KenNiuM said:Thanks! i got my answers already.
Hope you try to answer one of my other urgent question.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...46e-56269e6f6f19&cat=&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=&p=1
Hope you could help.
Ken Sheridan said:No, an autonumber is a long integer data type. You can format it to
output
as a text value in a query, form or report, however. In a query you'd
put
something like:
MyIDFormatted: Format([MyID],"00000")
to return it as a 5 character string with leading zeros. In a form or
report the ControlSource property of a text box would be:
=Format([MyID],"00000")
If you really need the column in the base table to be of text data type
you'd have to write code in a form's module to automatically increment
its
value by 1 from the highest value currently in the column.
Ken Sheridan
Stafford, England
KenNiuM said:Is it possible to have auto number in text data type?
If it is possible, please assist.