I am having trouble trying to get and expression to work. I keep getting the same syntax error, you may have entered and operand without an operator. What i am trying to do: one field contains a number which start with either a 1, 2, 3, or 4 and I want the previous field to automatically fill in a correct item based on what the number starts with.
This is the expression that I was trying to modify - > IIF(Left[Number;1]=1,"DDA",IIF(left[Numbe;1]=2,"SAV","IIF(left[Number;1]=3,"CD",IIF(left[Number;1]=4,"LAS")))))))
Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong. I am new to all of this.
Thank you for any feedback
5  26434  ChipR 1,287
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I don't think it's a good practice to have a semicolon in the name of a field or control, but also Number is missing an 'r' in the second IIf. This may or may not be the result of retyping your code.
That was my first thought too, Chip! But he's using the semi-colon to separate the field name and the 1 in the function!
Where to start?
First off, unless you're using some strange Regional Settings, the comma is usually used to seperate the arguments in a function, not a semi-colon. You also have to use parentheses when using a function, so you need
Left(Number,1)
not
Left[Number;1]
In your second IIF() you've misspelled your field, leaving off the final "r."
IIF(left[Numbe;1]=2
and lastly, Number is a Reserved Word in Access and shouldn't be used as a field/control name.
There may be other errors; these serpentine nested IIF() construct are always hard to debug and really should be avoided.
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Oh you're right, that's not supposed to be a field name. The brackets threw me off.
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On top of what's already been said you have an extraneous (extra) " before your third IIF.
Also, you don't say where this expression is supposed to go. In VBA? In SQL?
Lastly, please check this out.
It is always a good idea to ensure that variable name checking is enabled, AND your code compiles (at least compilation has been attempted), before submitting a question (Require Variable Declaration).
This avoids asking questions which are much more easily resolved on your own PC than on a forum.
To ensure variable name checking is enabled for all new modules, go to - Tools / Options / Editor (from the VBA Editor window) and set Require Variable Declaration to True (checked). For existing modules, ensure that the Option lines at the very top include :
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Oh, and you seem to have 3 more closing parentheses than opening ones.
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