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#1: Aug 2 '06
I need to combine the following
FirstName
Middle
LastName

The results I am looking for are the First Letter of the FirstName, First Letter of the Middle, and the full LastName

I know that I can do a FirstName & Middle & Last = initials, but I don't know how to get just the first letter of the FirstName & Middle fields.

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#2: Sep 3 '06

re: Need help combining fields

You can use the function left(FirstName,1)+left(MiddleName,1)+FamillyName :)
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#3: Sep 4 '06

re: Need help combining fields

I would use & rather than +.

left(FirstName,1) & " " & left(MiddleName,1) & " " & FamillyName


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You can use the function left(FirstName,1)+left(MiddleName,1)+FamillyName :)
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