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On Oct 18, 4:01 pm, "rquin...@sympatico.ca"
<bob.quin...@gmail.comwrote:
>On Oct 18, 5:51 pm, kan...@rocketmail.com wrote:
I have a main table with a text description field. In this
field, its populated with a string of data. I need to identify
from this string of data the name of the vendor using some
keywords.
I have another table that contains 2 fields, one being the
keywords to search for from the string of data and the other
field being the vendor name to pair up with the record.
How do I reference the keywords from the 2nd table and search
thru the string of data from the text description field from
the main table and then apply the vendor name to the main
table?
Please help.
You can create a query containing both tables. Set the criteria
for the [main table].[text description] to LIKE "*" & [another
table]. [keyword] & "*"
Note that you really should have each keyword on a separate row
of the table, to select with an or condition. Two keywords in the
same row means that the query will only match if the exact phrase
is found, with the same sequence. You van insert an asterisk to
allow variations in spacing, punctuation and intermediary words.
Keyword finds
John Mary John Mary
John*Mary John, Mary
John*Mary John Smith or Mary Christmas
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Bob Quintal
I guess I was not clear enough, let me give an example.
So below are the two tables I have. In Table 1, I have a text
description field. I need to search from the text description
field to determine who the vendor is. Therefore, in table 2, I
have a list of keyword that I can identify the vendor with by
searching through the text field in table 1.
How do I identify the vendor using table 2 and then populate table
1 with the vendor name reference in table 2?
Table 1
Text Description Transaction amount Vendor
2323a2007 ABC Bank $10
ABCVISA Bank $20
DataABC $30
Sep 07 ABC Bank $20
CDE Bank $30
Aug 07 ABC Bank $50
Bank of EFG $20
EFG transaction adj $10
Table 2
Keyword Vendor
ABC ABC Bank
CDE CDE Bank
EFG Bank of EFG
You were clear enough, except that you said "one being the
keywords to search for from the string of data and the other
field being the vendor name" Had you not pluralized "keywords" I
would have not added the cautionary note about one keyword per row,
since that is what you have.
You build a query as I detailed above. put the two tables into the
query. In the grid section, bring down the vendor from table 2.
bring down the Text Description from table 1 In the criteria row,
under the text description column, put LIKE "*" & keyword & "*"
Run the query. When you test it works in a view, convert the query
to an update query to set the table 1 vendor with the table 2
vendor.
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Bob Quintal
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