Solved Report Query

[Debbie1954]

I have a report with 3400 names in it. I want to be able to print all the names starting with A or all the names starting with B etc. I know how to use query to have it show only the A names or B names when I open the report. I don't want to have to change the query each time to have it print a different letter. Is there someway that when I open the report that I could tell it which letter I want it to search and show.

Thank you for your help I am fairly new to this and have searched but can't seem to find the right answer.

Debbie

 

[pbaldy]

Have the source query get its criteria from a form:

Like Forms!FormName.TextboxName & "*"

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Have a look at this YouTube video:-

The video is part of a playlist on my YouTube channel. The playlist is here:-

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhf4YcS5Ajdpjhlv5w4uNi5QSAQSKU7YC

 

[Debbie1954]

Have the source query get its criteria from a form:

Like Forms!FormName.TextboxName & "*"

Thank you so much that works perfectly. I spent the last 5 hours looking for a solution online, should have come here first.

Debbie

 

[pbaldy]

Happy to help! Most of us use forms to gather user input for reports.

 

[Debbie1954]

Happy to help! Most of us use forms to gather user input for reports.

I have such sort of learned to use Access on my own so I have been able to do simple things but when it gets a little bit more in depth I am lost. I am using it to to store all the information for out local cemetery.
Again Thank You for your help.

Debbie

 

[arnelgp]

maybe a Dictionary like Report can be useful to you?

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

I realise you want the results in a report, but your question reminded me of a Form I know about from an early version of the Microsoft Northwind Sample database. The Northwind database is a database provided by Microsoft to demonstrate the functionality available in Microsoft Access. It's for demonstration purposes only, and you shouldn't use it for doing accounts, not unless you change some things as described on my website here:- Northwind Problem and Solution

In the YouTube Video I show the Form, and I point out a feature that I think might be useful to you and that is an Option Group, but not a normal Option Group, it's an option group containing letters (Toggle Buttons). A very clever idea. as many of the features demonstrated in the Northwind Sample database are. They are well worth exploring to see what you can do with Microsoft Access and I recommend everyone should download your own copy to peruse.

Northwind Customer Phone List - Nifty Access

I also provide a list of download links to the various Microsoft Northwind Sample files HERE:- https://www.niftyaccess.com/northwind-downloads/

The Northwind links page is getting a bit dated, I'm not 100% sure if all the links work! Feedback would be useful!

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