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    Creating a Query - Concatenating and transforming

    I am trying to write a formula within my make table query (I'm a complete novice so gradually learning!). In this one particular field I would like to be able to combine data from 3 different fields in my input file. In doing so I need to also concatenate and change the wording. I've attached a file to explain what I mean (I've changed the actual data for data protection reasons).

    So if in field1 it said Example1, Example 4 I would want to query to change this to 1A,1R. However, if in field1 it said Example1,Example2 AND in Field2 it said Example2,Example 6, Example7 AND in field 3 it said Example2 I would want to query to turn it into 1A,1S,2S,2C,2D,3S.

    So there are a lot of variations and I've tried using an IIF statement but there are just too many variables.

    Any ideas?Access Example.txt



    Thanks!

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    Example 4 only has 1 R.

    concat using: field1 & field2

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    Hi,

    Sorry I don't think I was particularly clear. I've attached another example with some more understandable data. In my input file there are 3 columns: SatEveRole, SunEveRole and MonEveRole. Each of these can either be filled in or not. I then want to be able to merge all of these into one field with a query. However, to fit in with another database, there is a character limit. So we are changing happy to help to H, Arena to A, Cyclist to C and Massage to M. Then in front of these letter will be 1, 2 or 3 depending whether they came from SatEve Role (1), SunEveRole, (2), MonEveRole (3).

    So with the new attachment it would come out like:
    1H,1A,1C
    2C,2M,3H
    1A,2C,3H

    I hope that makes things a little clearer?

    Thanks
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    Hi

    Can you upload a zipped copy of the actual database?

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    CP611 is offline Advanced Beginner
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    Hi,

    Unfortunately due to data protection I can't upload the database

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