Query by Form for field by value or all values

[Jim]

I have a form named FindData that has a field on it named txtUID. If a
person types in an ID and clicks the search button, I want the query to
find all the records in the table MAIN that have the matching ID in a
column named "UserID"... no problem there. If they don't key in an ID
on the form, I want it to find all the records in the table MAIN that
have something entered into the "UserID" field, but omit the records
that have blank UserID fields...

I've tried dozens of alternatives in the query builder

This is what's under the UserID field in the query:

IIf([Forms]![FindData]![txtUID] Is Null,Not Is
Null,[Forms]![FindData]![txtUID])

Help.

[salad]

Jim wrote:

I have a form named FindData that has a field on it named txtUID. If a
person types in an ID and clicks the search button, I want the query to
find all the records in the table MAIN that have the matching ID in a
column named "UserID"... no problem there. If they don't key in an ID
on the form, I want it to find all the records in the table MAIN that
have something entered into the "UserID" field, but omit the records
that have blank UserID fields...

I've tried dozens of alternatives in the query builder

This is what's under the UserID field in the query:

IIf([Forms]![FindData]![txtUID] Is Null,Not Is
Null,[Forms]![FindData]![txtUID])

Help.

You could do something like this

Dim strFilter As String
strFilter = "UserID " & _
IIF(Not IsNull(txtUID)," = " & txtUID,"Is Not Null")
Me.Filter = strFilter
Me.FilterOn = True

[Jim]

Thanks salad... it worked!

[PCD]

Here's another alternative ---
Put the following expression in the criteria:
[Forms]![FindData]![txtUID] Or ([Forms]![FindData]![txtUID] Is Null)

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I have a form named FindData that has a field on it named txtUID. If a
person types in an ID and clicks the search button, I want the query to
find all the records in the table MAIN that have the matching ID in a
column named "UserID"... no problem there. If they don't key in an ID
on the form, I want it to find all the records in the table MAIN that
have something entered into the "UserID" field, but omit the records
that have blank UserID fields...

I've tried dozens of alternatives in the query builder

This is what's under the UserID field in the query:

IIf([Forms]![FindData]![txtUID] Is Null,Not Is
Null,[Forms]![FindData]![txtUID])

Help.

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