Excel DAM: Finding Numbers in a Text Field

Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
Article ID: Q61297

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 2.2 and 3.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, to find a number in a text field using the Data Access Macro (DAM), computed criteria must be used. If a computed criteria is not used, the SQL query Microsoft Excel creates will not have the proper syntax.

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If the following is true

   Table Name: TEST.CUSTOMER
   Field Name: CUST_CODE

the computed criteria should appear as follows:

   A1 :
   A2 :  TEST.CUSTOMER:CUST_CODE="15"

Define A1:A2 as the criteria range.

This will create the following line in the SQL query

   WHERE TEST.CUSTOMER.CUST_CODE = "15";

which is the proper syntax when searching for numbers in a text field.

If a computed criteria is not used, a CL1 error will be returned.

For more information on computed criteria, see pages 371-378 in the "Microsoft Excel User's Guide," version 3.0 manual. If you are using Excel 2.20, see page 171 in the "Microsoft Excel Reference," version 2.2 manual.

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
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