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    zdjbel is offline Novice
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    Show text box in a form based on a character within a string in another text box


    Hi,

    I have a form where I want a textbox [txtMaxOrdLimit] to be visible only if another text box on the same form [PaNumber] contains the letter D in the string. This is the code I have on the forms On Current property but I'm missing something because textbox [txtMaxOrdLimit] doesn't show on the form at all.

    If Me.PaNumber = "*D" Then
    Me.txtMaxOrdLimit.Visible = True
    Else
    Me.txtMaxOrdLimit.Visible = False
    End If


    Thanks very much.

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    To use a wildcard you need to use Like instead of =. Also, that would only work if D was the last letter. If you want it anywhere in the string: "*D*".
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    zdjbel is offline Novice
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    Quote Originally Posted by pbaldy View Post
    To use a wildcard you need to use Like instead of =. Also, that would only work if D was the last letter. If you want it anywhere in the string: "*D*".

    Thanks very much, I thought that "Like" could only be used in queries.

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    No problem.
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