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Hi,
I am very new to access. I am asking something basic.

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  1. Private Sub Command12_Click()
  2.     Dim strAbc As String
  3.     strAbc = "a"
  4.     MsgBox IsNull(strAbc)
  5.     MsgBox IsEmpty(strAbc)
  6. End Sub
How to check if variable strAbc has a value/is not an empty string? I tried isNull and isEmpty and both returns false whether strAbc is assigned "" or "a".

Thanks,
Robin
Aug 16 '10 #1
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MikeTheBike
639 Recognized Expert Contributor
Hi

You could try this

MsgBox strAbc <> ""

??

MTB
Aug 17 '10 #2
munkee
374 Contributor
I use the following to check for null and zero length string of a control. Just replace control for your string variable.

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  1. Len(Nz(Me.controlname, "")) = 0
or you can just use the straight
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  1. len(string) < 1
Aug 17 '10 #3
NeoPa
32,569 Recognized Expert Moderator MVP
Robin, It's important to know what you are dealing with when making such a check. As yours clearly states it is a string variable, then the correct way to check it would be as Mike has suggested - (strABC = "").

On the other hand, form controls are objects that may contain Null. Checking form controls should be done using IsNull() instead - (IsNull(Me.txtA BC)). Controls with no data entered are never empty strings. Nz() may be used for simplifying usage of the control's value, but is not a good way to test if anything has been entered.
Aug 17 '10 #4

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