Desperate help needed regarding query to look up multiple fields.

[3Mark3]

Hello all.
I'm having a problem running a query that compares one fields to 5 others. The code is below. I'm sure it's not correct because the results don't look like they should. I have these fields:

Account Number
Transaction Type Code
Bal unapplied code 1
Bal Unapplied code 2
Bal Unapplied code 3
Bal Unapplied code 4
Bal Unapplied code 5
field_result

I wrote the code to add "UF" before comparing any of the "Bal Unapplied code" fields to the "Transaction Type Code". I am trying to first see if the code in "Transaction Type Code" is located in "Bal Unapplied Code 1." If it finds it, then I want to put "Found" in the "field_result" field. If it doesn't find it, then move onto the next field and so forth until it goes through all 5 fields. If it can't find a match in any of the 5 bal fields, then I want to populate the "field result" with "Not Found"

If someone could help I'd be forever in your debt!

Here is my crazy code:

Iff("UF"+[unapplied balance_update].[bal Unapplied Code 1]=[Unapplied balance_update].[Transaction Type Code],[Unapplied balance_update].[field_result]="Found",iff("UF"+[unapplied balance_update].[bal Unapplied Code 2]=[Unapplied balance_update].[Transaction Type Code],[Unapplied balance_update].[field_result]="Found",iff("UF"+[unapplied balance_update].[bal Unapplied Code 3]=[Unapplied balance_update].[Transaction Type Code],[Unapplied balance_update].[field_result]="Found",iff("UF"+[unapplied balance_update].[bal Unapplied Code 4]=[Unapplied balance_update].[Transaction Type Code],[Unapplied balance_update].[field_result]="Found",iff("UF"+[unapplied balance_update].[bal Unapplied Code 5]=[Unapplied balance_update].[Transaction Type Code],[Unapplied balance_update].[field_result]="Found","Not Found”)))))

 

[Doug_Y]

Besides the typo -- IFF should be IIF... your structure is not normalized. There are repeating groups in the table, and that causes you the headache.

Correct your structure and your problem will be solved. Search on Normalization and do some reading on the subject.

Here are some links that will give you a starting point:

Naming Conventions: Hungarian Notation
Normalization tutorials

HTH