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MS Access Forum / Queries / April 2008similar Records
I have a text field that users entry in attribute data. These attributes change frequently and to provide a smooth flow I allow users the ability to create the attributes. Unfortunately they don't always follow the same convention. Luckly it is always at the end of the string, but some use "Bottom" or "Btm" or "Btm:". Is there a way to write a query that will recognize these as he same. I thought about a conversion list, but there are thousands of attributes, the list would be hard to manage. Whenever you have this sort of scenario, you know that you need another table. This is what databases do best. Store the available attributes in a table. Put the primary key into your data entry table as a foreign key and put a combo box into your form so that users can choose the value they require. So, for instance, if attributes (whatever you mean in your database) is one field which you have to fill in when you are buying something, then TblAttributes would have AttribID (Primary Key, Autonumber) Attribute (eg Bottom, Top or whatever YOU decide a user should enter to describe this) your Purchase table could contain its own primary key then AttribID as a foreign Key field. A combo box based on TblAttributes would allow your users to make a suitable selection Evi > I have a text field that users entry in attribute data. These attributes > change frequently and to provide a smooth flow I allow users the ability to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > recognize these as he same. I thought about a conversion list, but there are > thousands of attributes, the list would be hard to manage. There is a look-up table to control this. However, after ten years and many different users similar attributes have been recorded. I'm looking for an easy way of grouping them, rather than changing. > Whenever you have this sort of scenario, you know that you need another > table. This is what databases do best. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > are > > thousands of attributes, the list would be hard to manage. |
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