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    cksm4 is offline Novice
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    Multiple Criteria in a string


    Hello,

    I am a little new to Access so this may sound basic; In addition to filtering two fields in a form, I need to filter one of the fields based on two criteria. Here is the code I have:

    Dim JobTitle As String
    Dim strEmploymentStatus As String
    strJobTitle = "Employee"
    strEmploymentStatus = "Current"
    Me.Filter = "[JobTitle] = '" & strJobTitle & "' AND [EmploymentStatus] = '" & strStatus & "'"
    Me.FilterOn = True

    This works but I also need include matching records for "Contractor" in the strJobTitle. Is this possible? I very much appreciate any help... I'm stuck!

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    Is this what you mean?

    Me.Filter = "([JobTitle] = '" & strJobTitle & "' OR [JobTitle] = 'Contractor') AND [EmploymentStatus] = '" & strStatus & "'"
    Paul (wino moderator)
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    cksm4 is offline Novice
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    So simple! It worked... Thanks!

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    Happy to help, and welcome to the site by the way!
    Paul (wino moderator)
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