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Iif Then Else Statement

I have a database where I have fields for First Name and Surname. In the FirstName field we list more than one name. I need to write a statement that will allow me to export this field with only the first name in it. I have found a statement that allows me to remove everything after the first name "(Left([FirstName],InStr(1,[FirstName]," ")-1)", but if they only have one name then this statement gives me an "#Error" message. Does anyone have any suggestions?

hgwright
Jul 12 '08 #1
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missinglinq
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This will check for the space first, then act accordingly.

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  1.  If InStr(1, [FirstName], " ") > 0 Then
  2.   ExportFirstName = Left([FirstName], InStr([FirstName], " ") - 1)
  3. Else
  4.   ExportFirstName =  [FirstName]
  5. End If
  6.  
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Linq ;0)>
Jul 12 '08 #2
In SQL you need something like :
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  1. IIf(InStr(1,[FirstName]," ")>0,Left([FirstName],InStr(1,[FirstName]," ")-1,[FirstName])
Jul 16 '08 #3

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