It actually may be simpler just to do it one column at a time and just change the column name while in the query by example grid after each one. Thanks, I think both will work. However, I am getting an issue with the datatypes. In my destination field the field are number fields with Field Size "Double" and Format "Standard" I am using 0 for the "Update to" value and where the criteria "IsNull" Also tried putting 0. Still no luck Can you help? In my destination field the field are number fields with Field Size "Double" and Format "Standard" I am using 0 for the "Update to" value and where the criteria "IsNull".
Local time Yesterday, Joined Jun 23, Messages I hate to say this, but I would use caution with the two suggested methods simply because it seems from the way I read it that you will overwrite an existing value if you "OR" your Is Null criteria Code: Copy to clipboard. Thanks, Access seems to have a habit of automatically inserting double quotes around the Is Null.
Once I manually removed each quote it worked, Thank you so much. Saved me a lot of time. Update all the fields to Zero or not.
Last edited: Sep 4, Thanks DatAdrenaline, I like this idea. Will this approach only update those fields in the record that are null. In all honesty, you really don't need anything in the criteria simply because the IIf takes care of it Run again Could get tiresome if you have to do it more than once Hi datAdrenaline, That is awesome. Thanks so much for your help on this one. May have taken a while to get there but will save a lot of time in other situations now that I understand what is happening.
Thanks for everyone's help on this also, Cheers Ian. If you want to change or remove data by using a query, see the articles Create and run an update query and Create and run a delete query.
On the Create tab, in the Other group, click Query Design. Select the table or tables that contain the records you want to find and click Add , and then click Close.
The table or tables appear as one or more windows in the upper section of the query design grid, and the windows list all the fields in each table. The following figure shows the designer with a typical table:. Double-click the fields that you want to find. The selected fields appear in the Field row in the lower section of the query designer. The following figure shows the designer with all fields added.
Optionally, you can enter one or more criteria in the Criteria row of the design grid. Doing so can reduce the number of records that the query returns and make it easier to find your data. The following table shows some example criteria and explains the effect they have on a query. If your database uses the ANSI wildcard characters, use single quotes ' instead of pound signs. Finds all records where the exact contents of the field are not exactly equal to "Germany.
Finds all records except those beginning with T. Finds all records that do not end with t. In a Text field, finds all records that start with the letters A through D. Finds all records that include the letter sequence "ar".
Finds all records that begin with "Maison" and contain a 5-letter second string in which the first 4 letters are "Dewe" and the last letter is unknown. Finds all records for February 2, Returns all records that contain a zero-length string. You use zero-length strings when you need to add a value to a required field, but you don't yet know what that value is. For example, a field may require a fax number, but some of your customers may not have fax machines. In that case, you enter a pair of double quotation marks with no space between them "" instead of a number.
On the Design tab, in the Results group, click Run. Verify that the query returns the records you want. As needed, you can select unwanted fields and press DELETE to remove them, you can drag additional fields to the design grid, and you can change your criteria until you are satisfied with the query results.
If you decide to select another column, click the desired column in the datasheet for the table. The find operation highlights all records that contain your search string. Because you selected All in the Search list, Access cycles through all the records. You can use wildcard characters in find and find-and-replace operations, but you must use them carefully. Remember these rules:. You follow that rule when searching for all wildcard characters except exclamation points!
If you use a wildcard character in a replacement string, Access treats that character as a literal and writes it to your database. Open the table, query result set, or form. You must open tables and result sets in Datasheet view, and you must open forms in Form view.
If you only want to find records that contain wildcard characters, click the Find tab. If you want to find wildcard characters and replace them with other data, click the Replace tab.
In the Find What box, type an opening bracket [ , the wildcard character that you want to find, and a closing bracket ]. If you want to run a replace operation, type your replacement string in the Replace With box.
Optionally, use the Look In list to change the field that you want to search, or search the entire table instead. In the Match list, select the option that you think best applies to your data. For example, if the wildcard characters reside at the start of your records, click Start of Field.
Otherwise, click Any Part of Field to return the largest possible number of results. The find operation returns the records that contain the wildcard character. If you want to replace the wildcard, click Replace. If you are sure that search and replacement strings will give you correct results, click Replace All.
However, remember that you cannot undo the results of a find-and-replace operation. When you know the type of pattern that each wildcard character can match, you can use combinations of wildcards, or wildcards and literal characters, to return a variety of results. Keep in mind that the setting you choose in the Match list affects your search results.
If you use an incorrect setting, your search operation may return unwanted data, or it may not return any results at all. The following table shows some ways to use wildcards and literals, and it explains how the options in the Match list can affect your results. Search strin g. Match list settin g.
This syntax also works for question marks? Returns all records that do not contain an asterisk. Keep in mind that this search pattern can return every letter of every word in a record when you use this setting in the Match list.
Returns all records that contain "ma" and either "c" or "h". For example, this string returns "march" and "match", and it also returns "math" and "manic". Returns all records that start with "ma" and end with either "c" or "h".
Highlights the letters "m" and "a" and all text that follows those letters until it encounters a "c" or an "h". The following figures illustrate this. In other words, even though you are trying to exclude records that contain "c" and "h", you may see those records because Any Part of Field matches the text that precedes the brackets.
Returns all records that do not contain a "c" or an "h" if those records end in "c" or "h". For example, the find operation does not return "manic" because the word ends with a "c", but it does return "maniacal" because characters follow the "c". Returns those records that start with "ma". Access matches any text that precedes the characters enclosed in brackets, so you may see unwanted results. You can use the Find and Replace dialog box to find quotation marks, plus several types of blank values.
Fields formatted to display a value when they are blank. For example, a format may specify that a word such as "Unknown" appears in a field until you enter a value in that field. Fields that contain zero-length strings.
You enter zero-length strings by typing a pair of quotation marks with no spaces between them "". Hello, I have a table called "ConflictOfInterestCases" that has a list of records that I need to use to update data in a master table called "Caseload". Example If there is data in the caseload table "Primary SSN" field than I want to replace the data in that particular field with the data in the "PrimarySSN" field from the conflictofinterest table. This thread is locked.
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