Need some VBA logic help

I'm trying to work the logic out for this. I want my results to something like below. I'm trying to populate the SeqNum off a check if the prior Client_Id, last and first match.

Client_Id_Num   Last_Name    First_Name  SeqNum
00-1365         Smith        Alfred      1
00-1365         Smith        Alfred      2
00-1365         Smiths       Alfred      1
00-1412         Jones        Alan        1
00-1412         Jones        Alan        2
00-1412         Jones        Alan        3
00-1550         Doe          Jeff        1
00-1550         Doe          Mitzi       1
02-1036         (dtr)        Terri       1
02-1036         Thomas       Terry       1
02-1036         Pear         Stacy       1
02-1036         (dtr)        Stacy       1
02-3362         Lemon        Alfredo     1
02-3362         Lemon        Alfredo     2
02-3362         Lemon        Guadalupe   1
04-1005         Cherry       Omar        1
04-1005         Orange       Marisol     1
04-1005         Orange       Marisol     2
04-1126         Banana       Deborah     1
04-1126         Banana       Deborah     2
04-1126         Apple        Tristan     1
04-1126         Apple        Deborah     1

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The logic I have so far:

ClientID = "0"
FName = "ZZ"
LName = "ZZ"

Do While RS.EOF = False
    If ClientID <> RS!Client_Id_Number Then
        I = 1
        With RS
            ClientID = !Client_Id_Number
            FName = !First_name
            LName = !Last_name
            .Edit
            !SeqNum = I
            .Update
        End With
    Else
        If LName <> RS!Last_name Then
            If FName <> RS!First_name Then
                I = 1
                With RS
                    ClientID = !Client_Id_Number
                    LName = !Last_name
                    FName = !First_name
                    .Edit
                    !SeqNum = I
                    .Update
                End With
            Else
                I = I + 1
                With RS
                    .Edit
                    !SeqNum = I
                    .Update
                End With
            End If
        Else
            I = 1
            With RS
                ClientID = !Client_Id_Number
                LName = !Last_name
                .Edit
                !SeqNum = I
                .Update
            End With

        End If
    End If

    RS.MoveNext

Loop

RS.Close

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It's not giving me the right Sequence Number. On the Jeff and Mitzi doe, I'm getting a 1 and 2. On the Alfred Smith, I'm getting 1, 1, 2. It should be 1,2,1. I just can't get the logic down for this one.

Thanks all.

Microsoft AccessSQL

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Jim P.

8/22/2022 - Mon

borki

12/21/2012

You have not given us the actual SQL query you are using to traverse your recordset. What is the order that you are using on this query?

I think your code should work, but it is crucial that you are sorting by Client_Id_Num, Last_Name, First_Name.

Not sure what your mission is, but wouldn't you be better off introducing a unique, artificial primary key?

Jim P.

12/21/2012

ASKER

The query:

SQL = "SELECT Facility_Code, Client_Id_Number, Last_Name, First_Name, ContactType01, SeqNum " & _
    "FROM ContactsTbl " & _
    "ORDER BY Facility_Code, Client_Id_Number, Last_Name, First_Name, ContactType"

Set DB = CurrentDb()
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset(SQL)

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Basically I need to put a sequence number on the data, because later on I have to de-normalize it. There are fields to the right that are addresses, contact types, etc. that I'm exporting to another system. The Contact has to be one line and the spec I'm writing to has fields done as ContactType01, ContactType02, ContactType03, ...

So what I'm trying to do is put a sequence number on it so that I can move the contact type into the proper spot. The end-users are going to have to simply deal with their typos and extra contacts in the receiving system.

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Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

12/21/2012

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Jim P.

12/21/2012

ASKER

Final Code:

SQL = "SELECT ContactsTbl.Client_Id_Number, ContactsTbl.Last_Name, ContactsTbl.First_Name, (select count(*) from ContactsTbl as x where x.Client_ID_Number =ContactsTbl.Client_ID_Number  and x.Last_Name=ContactsTbl.Last_Name and x.First_Name=ContactsTbl.First_Name and x.ID_Num<=ContactsTbl.ID_Num) AS Seq, ContactsTbl.ID_Num, ContactsTbl.ContactType01 " & _
"FROM ContactsTbl " & _
"ORDER BY ContactsTbl.Client_Id_Number, ContactsTbl.Last_Name, ContactsTbl.First_Name, ContactsTbl.ContactType01, ContactsTbl.ID_Num;"

Set DB = CurrentDb()
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset(SQL)

If RS.EOF = False Then
    RS.MoveFirst
    Do While RS.EOF = False
        
        SQL = "UPDATE ContactsTbl " & _
            "SET Seq_Num = " & RS!Seq & " " & _
            "WHERE ID_Num = " & RS!ID_Num
    
        DoCmd.SetWarnings False
        DoCmd.RunSQL SQL, False
        DoCmd.SetWarnings True
        
        RS.MoveNext
        
    Loop
End If

RS.Close

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Your help has saved me hundreds of hours of internet surfing.

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Jim P.

12/21/2012

ASKER

Thanks Cap.

I know how to use Partition Over in SQL, just couldn't get it here.