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How to remove last character from a field in ACCESS

I am trying to remove the last character from a field with variable length. I have tried the following several times and I continue to get an "Invalid Syntax" error.
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  1. Left([EName], Len[EName] -1)
Please help.
May 6 '10 #1
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Never mind. I just realized I had something missing. This fixed it.
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  1. Left([EName], Len([EName]) -1)
May 6 '10 #2
missinglinq
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It's always nice when you can solve the problem yourself!

Welcome to Bytes!

Linq ;0)>
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