Doc,
When you present this to Access:
string1 = "2112-E"
It interprets it as:
string1 = 2112-E
You need to present it as:
string1 = "'2112-E'"
So it will interpret it as:
string1 = '2112-E'
If the "2112-E" was contained in a variable named "srchString":
string1 = "'" & srchString & "'"
You will learn to love syntax,
Wayne