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Access Concatenation of multiple Records into Single field Failing

Asked by: quizzer

I am using a Concatenation Function I have used for years and now suddenly it does not work.
I need to get all multiple records for an Admin into one single field.
I have a query I am using to stack records prior to concatenation

SQL -
SELECT qry_30DaysExp.Functional_Admin AS Admin, "Manager - " & [Department_Manager] & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Contractor Name - " & [Contractor_LastName] & ", " & [Contractor_FirstName] & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Contractor ID - " & [Contractor_ID] & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Start Date - " & [Contractor_Orig_StDate] & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "End Date - " & [Contractor_End_Date] & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Hourly Rate - " & Format([Onsite_Hrly_Rate],"Currency") & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Keyfob Provided - " & Format([Keyfob_Provided],"True/False") & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Keyfob Returned - " & Format([Keyfob_Returned],"True/False") & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Badge Provided - " & Format([Badge_Provided],"True/False") & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Badge Returned - " & Format([Badge_Returned],"True/False") & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Laptop Provided - " & Format([Laptop_Provided],"True/False") & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & "Laptop Returned - " & Format([Laptop_Returned],"True/False") AS Contractor_Exp_String
FROM qry_30DaysExp
ORDER BY qry_30DaysExp.Functional_Admin;

Results are Perfect
Manager - Doe, John
Contractor Name - Doe, Ann
Contractor ID - 370
Start Date - 8/18/2008
End Date - 2/27/2009
Hourly Rate - $85.00
Keyfob Provided - False
Keyfob Returned - False
Badge Provided - False
Badge Returned - False
Laptop Provided - False
Laptop Returned - False

However when I use the function in a query this way ContExpList_CompleteOrig: IIf([Admin] Is Not Null,GetFieldFromMultiRecords(2,[Admin],"Qry_Concatenated_Exp_Contractors_Base","Admin","Contractor_Exp_String"),"")

(code for function in code section) it returns the following

Manager - Doe, John
Contractor Name - Doe, Ann
Contractor ID - 370
Start Date - 8/18/2008
End Date - 2/27/2009
Hourly Rate - $85.00
Keyfob Provided - False
Keyfob Returned - False
Badge Provided - False
Badge Returned - False
Laptop Provisì@üsì@L#$vL#@L#@

If I shorten the number of fields I am using to just through Badge Provided everything works fine.

I need this concatenation to fully work. The results have to be placed on the body of an e-mail.

What can I do to fix this? Thanks

Function GetFieldFromMultiRecords(pbytKeyType As Byte, pvarID As Variant, pstrTable As String, pstrIDField As String, pstrMergeField As String) As String
On Error GoTo ErrHandle_Err
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
Dim strReturnValue As String
Dim strWHERE As String
   strWHERE = " WHERE [" & pstrIDField & "]="
   Select Case pbytKeyType
       Case 1: strWHERE = strWHERE & pvarID
       Case 2: strWHERE = strWHERE & Chr(34) & pvarID & Chr(34)
       Case 3: strWHERE = strWHERE & "#" & Format(CDate(pvarID), "MM/DD/YYYY HH:NN:SS") & "#"
   End Select
   
   Set db = CurrentDb()
   
 
   Set rst = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT [" & pstrMergeField & "] FROM " & pstrTable & strWHERE)
   Do While Not rst.EOF
      strReturnValue = strReturnValue & vbCrLf & rst("[" & pstrMergeField & "]")
      'strReturnValue = strReturnValue & ", " & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & rst("[" & pstrMergeField & "]")
      rst.MoveNext
   Loop
   
   If Len(strReturnValue) > 0 Then strReturnValue = Mid(strReturnValue, 3)
   
   GetFieldFromMultiRecords = strReturnValue
ErrHandle_Exit:
    Exit Function
 
ErrHandle_Err:
    MsgBox Error$
    Resume ErrHandle_Exit
End Function

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Asked On: 2009-02-20 at 12:22:49ID24163197
Tags: Access 2003
Topics: Access Coding/Macros
,; SQL Query Syntax
Participating Experts: 1
Points: 410
Comments: 9

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by: quizzerPosted on 2009-02-20 at 12:28:37ID: 23695835

Or is there a way to merge a multiple record query as text into the body of an e-mail.

Email Code Below

Function SendSMTP()
 
On Error Resume Next
    Dim iMsg As Object
    Dim iConf As Object
   
   
    '********************* My Mail To Code
    Dim MyMailTo As String
    MyMailTo = [Forms]![Frm_30Days_Exp_Mgrs]![Txt_Functional_Admin_Email]
 
 
 
    
    
    '****** My Received String Code
    Dim MyReceivedString As String
 
MyReceivedString = "Dear " & [Forms]![Frm_30Days_Exp_Mgrs]![Txt_Functional_Admin_First_Name] & ", " & Chr(13) & Chr(13)
MyReceivedString = MyReceivedString + "According to our records the following contractor(s) are set to expire. Please reply to this email indicating whether or not you wish to extend or terminate the resource." & Chr(13) & Chr(13)
 
'[Forms]![Frm_30Days_Exp_Mgrs]![Txt_ContExpList_Complete]  is where I place the Concatenated text into the body of the e-mail
MyReceivedString = MyReceivedString + [Forms]![Frm_30Days_Exp_Mgrs]![Txt_ContExpList_Complete] & Chr(13) & Chr(13)
 
 
MyReceivedString = MyReceivedString + "Thanks," & Chr(13) & Chr(13)
MyReceivedString = MyReceivedString + "Purchasing" & Chr(13)
 
 
    
 '    Dim Flds As Variant
    Set iMsg = CreateObject("CDO.Message")
    Set iConf = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")
 
        iConf.Load -1    ' CDO Source Defaults
        Set Flds = iConf.Fields
        With Flds
            .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = 2
            .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = "localhost"
                          
                          
           .Item("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") = 25
            .Update
        End With
 
    
 
    With iMsg
        Set .Configuration = iConf
        .To = MyMailTo
        .CC = ""
        .BCC = ""
        .From = "Test@Test.com"
        .Subject = "Expiring Contractor Notice"
        .Textbody = MyReceivedString
       
        .Send
    End With
MsgBox "Expiring Contractor Notice Has Been Sent To " + MyMailTo
 
End Function

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by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-02-20 at 12:46:11ID: 23695991

you are exceeding the 255 character limit..
what you can do is to use recordsets

dim rs as dao.recordsets
set rs=currentdb.openrecordset("qry_30DaysExp")

if rs.eof then exit sub
rs.movefirst

do until rs.eof

' format the body of the text here

rs.movenext

loop

by: quizzerPosted on 2009-02-20 at 13:00:42ID: 23696154

How do I do this specifically in my query?

I am Grouping by the Field Admin, needing the fields in the query below SQL

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-02-20 at 13:26:07ID: 23696405

all the fields will be available in the recordset and you can refer to them like

rs![Department_Manager] -- this will contain the value of the manager Doe, John

by: quizzerPosted on 2009-02-21 at 07:08:20ID: 23700193

Do I call this function in a query and will it return all rows with the concatenated field?

by: quizzerPosted on 2009-02-21 at 07:45:48ID: 23700374

Or do i need to append this recordset data into a Memo field and have the mail function refer to this field. PLEASE HELP VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO FIGURE THIS OUT!!!!!

by: capricorn1Posted on 2009-02-21 at 08:09:09ID: 23700457

when you use the recordset approach,
*you are not going to apply it to your query
* you will do the formatting of the text for body of your mail while iterating thru the recordset

by: quizzerPosted on 2009-02-23 at 04:53:22ID: 23710546

Also tried a Function Using a Recordset and I still get the 255 character error. I thought recordsets would fix the problem

Function Concatenate(pstrSQL As String, _
        Optional pstrDelim As String = vbCrLf) _
            As String
    'example
    'tblFamily with FamID as numeric primary key
    'tblFamMem with FamID, FirstName, DOB,...
    'return a comma separated list of FirstNames
    'for a FamID
    '    John, Mary, Susan
    'in a Query
    '(This SQL statement assumes FamID is numeric)
    '===================================
    'SELECT FamID,
    'Concatenate("SELECT FirstName FROM tblFamMem
    '     WHERE FamID =" & [FamID]) as FirstNames
    'FROM tblFamily
    '===================================
    '
    'If the FamID is a string then the SQL would be
    '===================================
    'SELECT FamID,
    'Concatenate("SELECT FirstName FROM tblFamMem
    '     WHERE FamID =""" & [FamID] & """") as FirstNames
    'FROM tblFamily
    '===================================
 
    '======For DAO uncomment next 4 lines=======
    '======     comment out ADO below    =======
    'Dim db As DAO.Database
   ' Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
    'Set db = CurrentDb
    'Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(pstrSQL)
 
    '======For ADO uncomment next two lines=====
    '======     comment out DAO above     ======
    Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset
    rs.Open pstrSQL, CurrentProject.Connection, _
            adOpenKeyset, adLockOptimistic
    Dim strConcat As String 'build return string
    With rs
        If Not .EOF Then
            .MoveFirst
            Do While Not .EOF
                strConcat = strConcat & _
                    .Fields(0) & pstrDelim
                .MoveNext
            Loop
        End If
        .Close
    End With
    Set rs = Nothing
    '====== uncomment next line for DAO ========
    'Set db = Nothing
    If Len(strConcat) > 0 Then
        strConcat = Left(strConcat, _
            Len(strConcat) - Len(pstrDelim))
    End If
    Concatenate = strConcat
End Function

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by: quizzerPosted on 2009-02-23 at 05:55:32ID: 23711084

If I use the query calling the Function Concatenate and append the results to a memo field it works, but it does not work purely in the query

Concatenate("SELECT Barcode_Qty FROM QueryBase") AS Codes
FROM QueryBase

breaks on 255 characters

but

Codes: Concatenate("SELECT TextData FROM Table1 WHERE Key =""" & [Key] & """")

Where TextData in the Table is a Memo Field works

Is there something in the Concatenate function that could be changed so that it accepts more than 255 characters

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