Re: [MS_AccessPros] Extracting Initial From Fist Name - OOOPS

 

Robin,

Could you provide a variety of actual first name values?

Duane Hookom, MVP

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On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 3:38 AM +0200, "Robin Chapple robinski@westnet.com.au [MS_Access_Professionals]" <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

OOOPS!


Initial:Left([mFirstName],1)

That's better.

Cheers,

Robin



At 12/06/2016 11:13 AM, you wrote:

 


I need to extract the initial from the first names in a member directory.

I tried using this in a query - Initial=Left([mFirstName],1) and
failed miserably.

What have I missed?

Many thanks,

Robin Chapple

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