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8.3

Wildcard Search with a Field in a Sub Table

Asked by quizzer in Databases Miscellaneous, Microsoft Access Database

Tags: Access 2003

I have a Search Form setup that performs wildcard searches on Selected Fields with a Checkbox, based on whatever is entered in the Text Box Txt_Search.  It was also performing a search on the Combo Box cboCategory if a CategoryNewCode was selected.

Currently this works great.  Whatever Checkboxes get checked it perofrms a wildcard search of the fields checked.

The problem is that the customer now wants something different.  They want a combination Search, and they want it faster because currently I am Conctenating the CrossReference Field from a SubTable named tblCrossReference (Linked to the Main Table tblLegalFile PK LegalFileID to FK CrossReferenceID) into a single record.

Example If something is selected in cboCategory they want the recordsource limited to that AND serching for wildcards in all the cheked Boxes

In simple english If cboCategory is Null search through the checked Boxes.

If cboCategory Is Not Null Search limit the recordset specifically to the value selected in cboCategory AND then based on that filtered recordset Search through all of the checked boxes.

Also using a subquery can we search the field CrossReference without concatenating it and still filter the main recordsource of Frm_Main 
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On Error GoTo Err_Command4_Click
 
    Dim strWhere As String
    
    If Me.Txt_Search.Value <> "" Then
        If Me.CheckFileName.Value Then
            If strWhere <> "" Then
                strWhere = strWhere & " OR "
            End If
            strWhere = strWhere & "FileName Like '*" & Me.Txt_Search.Value & "*'"
        End If
        
        If Me.CheckSub1.Value Then
            If strWhere <> "" Then
                strWhere = strWhere & " OR "
            End If
            strWhere = strWhere & "Sub1 Like '*" & Me.Txt_Search.Value & "*'"
        End If
        
        If Me.CheckSub2.Value Then
            If strWhere <> "" Then
                strWhere = strWhere & " OR "
            End If
            strWhere = strWhere & "Sub2 Like '*" & Me.Txt_Search.Value & "*'"
        End If
        
        If Me.CheckComments.Value Then
            If strWhere <> "" Then
                strWhere = strWhere & " OR "
            End If
            strWhere = strWhere & "Comments Like '*" & Me.Txt_Search.Value & "*'"
        End If
        
        If Me.CheckLocationBox.Value Then
            If strWhere <> "" Then
                strWhere = strWhere & " OR "
            End If
            strWhere = strWhere & "LocationBox Like '*" & Me.Txt_Search.Value & "*'"
        End If
        If Me.CheckCrossReferences.Value Then
            If strWhere <> "" Then
                strWhere = strWhere & " OR "
            End If
            strWhere = strWhere & "CrossReferenceName Like '*" & Me.Txt_Search.Value & "*'"
            'MsgBox "I don't know how the table are related one to each other for Crossreference searching", vbInformation
        End If
    End If
    If Me.cboCategory.Value <> "" Then
        If strWhere <> "" Then
            strWhere = strWhere & " OR "
        End If
        strWhere = strWhere & "CategoryNewCode Like '*" & Me.cboCategory.Value & "*'"
    End If
    
  DoCmd.OpenForm "frm_main", acNormal, , strWhere
  
 
Exit_Command4_Click:
    Exit Sub
Err_Command4_Click:
    MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical
    Resume Exit_Command4_Click
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Tags: Access 2003
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