Backspace - Chr$(8)

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Lamar

I want to backspace on a report if certain conditions are met but all I get
is the "little square box" when I use Chr$(8). I know you have to use
Chr$(13) and Chr$(10) together or you will get the little square box. If
there something you have use with Chr$(8)?

IIf([Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![chkComments]=False,Chr$(8) & Chr$(8))

Thanks for any help. Lamar
 
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Marshall Barton

Lamar said:
I want to backspace on a report if certain conditions are met but all I get
is the "little square box" when I use Chr$(8). I know you have to use
Chr$(13) and Chr$(10) together or you will get the little square box. If
there something you have use with Chr$(8)?

IIf([Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![chkComments]=False,Chr$(8) & Chr$(8))
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No. The only control characters that a text box processes
is the new line sequence. You should remove the offending
characters instead of trying to backspace over them. Post
back with more about your circumstances if you need
assistance doing that.
 
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Lamar

I using information from a form to show on a report. [txtComments] is
optional. Sometimes there will be info and sometimes not. I get "blank
space" on my report when [txtComments] is null because I am using Chr$(13) &
Chr$(10). How do I eliminate the blank space within the text box.

=CanShrinkLines("ID: " &
Format([Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtID],"@@@-@@-@@@@") & Chr$(13) & Chr$(10)
& Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) & [Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtTypeofLetter] & Chr$(13)
& Chr$(10) & Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) & [Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtComments] &
Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) & Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) &
[Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtBillType])

Thanks for any help. Lamar

Marshall Barton said:
Lamar said:
I want to backspace on a report if certain conditions are met but all I get
is the "little square box" when I use Chr$(8). I know you have to use
Chr$(13) and Chr$(10) together or you will get the little square box. If
there something you have use with Chr$(8)?

IIf([Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![chkComments]=False,Chr$(8) & Chr$(8))
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No. The only control characters that a text box processes
is the new line sequence. You should remove the offending
characters instead of trying to backspace over them. Post
back with more about your circumstances if you need
assistance doing that.
Click to expand...
 
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Marshall Barton

The neat way of dealing with this is to judiciously use +
for concatenating to possible null terms. The difference is
that + propogates Null while & does not.

=... & ( [Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtComments] + Chr$(13) +
Chr$(10) + Chr$(13) + Chr$(10) ) & ...

If you object to the obscurity of using + then use:

.... & IIf([Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtComments] Is Null,
"", [Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtComments] + Chr$(13) +
Chr$(10) + Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)) & ...
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Marsh
MVP [MS Access]

I using information from a form to show on a report. [txtComments] is
optional. Sometimes there will be info and sometimes not. I get "blank
space" on my report when [txtComments] is null because I am using Chr$(13) &
Chr$(10). How do I eliminate the blank space within the text box.

=CanShrinkLines("ID: " &
Format([Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtID],"@@@-@@-@@@@") & Chr$(13) & Chr$(10)
& Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) & [Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtTypeofLetter] & Chr$(13)
& Chr$(10) & Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) & [Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtComments] &
Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) & Chr$(13) & Chr$(10) &
[Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![txtBillType])


Marshall Barton said:
Lamar said:
I want to backspace on a report if certain conditions are met but all I get
is the "little square box" when I use Chr$(8). I know you have to use
Chr$(13) and Chr$(10) together or you will get the little square box. If
there something you have use with Chr$(8)?

IIf([Forms]![FaxEmployment2]![chkComments]=False,Chr$(8) & Chr$(8))
Click to expand...


No. The only control characters that a text box processes
is the new line sequence. You should remove the offending
characters instead of trying to backspace over them. Post
back with more about your circumstances if you need
assistance doing that.
Click to expand...
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