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Creating a query using a variable field name

I have a database with user definable fields. These are in the table as
Field1, Field2, etc. I store the labels in another place and on the
form, I display the labels they designate instead of the generic "Field1".

I want to create a query that will have the user defined field as the
column name, instead of Field1, Field2, etc.

Any easy way to do this?
Access won't let me insert a field name into the name of a query
e.g. [variablename]: field1

I guess I could probably do in VBA code with

sqlcode = "select a,b,c,field1 as "& field1label .......

Suggestions??

Bob
Nov 13 '05 #1
2 4795
no suggestions other than something like having your table be
structured as
FieldName
AliasName

And then if you check AliasName for not null, then you can just loop
through a recordset and build your SQL statement.

Nov 13 '05 #2
no suggestions other than something like having your table be
structured as
FieldName
AliasName

And then if you check AliasName for not null, then you can just loop
through a recordset and build your SQL statement.

Nov 13 '05 #3

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