MS Access Query Invalid Procedure Call InStr([xxx],"y")-1
Thank you for looking at my question,
I am querying a table in access that has a text field containing data strings of varying lengths.
I am trying to separate out the first part of the string - nominally the first 16 to 19 characters followed by a semi-colon.
To achieve this I have tried the following:
ItemName: Left([Description],InStr([
and
ItemName: Left([Description],(InStr(
but both return an invalid procedure call message.
ItemName: Left([Description], InStr([Description,":"))
returns the string I need and the semi-colon
What have I missed?
I am querying a table in access that has a text field containing data strings of varying lengths.
I am trying to separate out the first part of the string - nominally the first 16 to 19 characters followed by a semi-colon.
To achieve this I have tried the following:
ItemName: Left([Description],InStr([
and
ItemName: Left([Description],(InStr(
but both return an invalid procedure call message.
ItemName: Left([Description], InStr([Description,":"))
returns the string I need and the semi-colon
What have I missed?
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