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Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 1042 Location: South Bend, Indiana USA
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:57 pm Post subject: Return a concatenated list of sub-record values |
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(Q) How can I extract all values of a field from a table which is the related to another table in a 1:M relationship?
(A) The following function fConcatChild can be used in a query
SELECT Orders.*, fConcatChild("Order Details","OrderID","Quantity","Long",[OrderID]) AS SubFormValuesFROM Orders;
This example is based on Orders and Orders Details tables in Northwind database which are related in a 1:M relationship. The fConcatChild simply states Concatenate all values in field Quantity in table Order Details where linking field is OrderID of datatype Long, for each value of [OrderID] returned by the table Orders.
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'************ Code Start **********
'This code was originally written by Dev Ashish
'It is not to be altered or distributed,
'except as part of an application.
'You are free to use it in any application,
'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
'Code Courtesy of
'Dev Ashish
'
Function fConcatChild(strChildTable As String, _
strIDName As String, _
strFldConcat As String, _
strIDType As String, _
varIDvalue As Variant) _
As String
'Returns a field from the Many table of a 1:M relationship
'in a semi-colon separated format.
'
'Usage Examples:
' ?fConcatChild("Order Details", "OrderID", "Quantity", _
"Long", 10255)
'Where Order Details = Many side table
' OrderID = Primary Key of One side table
' Quantity = Field name to concatenate
' Long = DataType of Primary Key of One Side Table
' 10255 = Value on which return concatenated Quantity
'
' Set a reference to DAO
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Dim varConcat As Variant
Dim strCriteria As String, strSQL As String
On Error GoTo Err_fConcatChild
varConcat = Null
Set db = CurrentDb
strSQL = "Select [" & strFldConcat & "] From [" & strChildTable & "]"
strSQL = strSQL & " Where "
Select Case strIDType
Case "String":
strSQL = strSQL & "[" & strIDName & "] = '" & varIDvalue & "'"
Case "Long", "Integer", "Double": 'AutoNumber is Type Long
strSQL = strSQL & "[" & strIDName & "] = " & varIDvalue
Case Else
GoTo Err_fConcatChild
End Select
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset(strSQL, dbOpenSnapshot)
'Are we sure that 'sub' records exist
With rs
If .RecordCount <> 0 Then
'start concatenating records
Do While Not rs.EOF
varConcat = varConcat & rs(strFldConcat) & ";"
.MoveNext
Loop
End If
End With
'That's it... you should have a concatenated string now
'Just Trim the trailing ;
fConcatChild = Left(varConcat, Len(varConcat) - 1)
Exit_fConcatChild:
If Not rs Is Nothing Then
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
End If
Set db = Nothing
Exit Function
Err_fConcatChild:
Resume Exit_fConcatChild
End Function
'************ Code End **********
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Source: http://access.mvps.org/access/modules/mdl0004.htm |
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mistux Site Admin
Joined: 25 Jun 2004 Posts: 1042 Location: South Bend, Indiana USA
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:05 pm Post subject: Concatenate values from related records |
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You have set up a one-to-many relationship, and now you want a query to show the records from the table on the ONE side, with the items from the MANY side beside each one. For example if one company has many orders, and you want to list the order dates like this:
Company // Order Dates
Acme Corporation 1/1/2007, 3/1/2007, 7/1/2000, 1/1/2008
Wright Time Pty Ltd 4/4/2007, 9/9/2007
JET SQL does not provide an easy way to do this. A VBA function call is the simplest solution.
How to use the function
Add the function to your database:
1. In Access, open the code window (e.g. press Ctrl+G.)
2. On the Insert menu, click Module. Access opens a new module window.
3. Paste in the function below.
4. On the Debug menu, click Compile, to ensure Access understands it.
You can then use it just like any of the built-in functions, e.g. in a calculated query field, in the ControlSource of a text box on a form or report, in a macro or in other code.
For the example above, you could set the ControlSource of a text box to:
=ConcatRelated("OrderDate", "tblOrders", "CompanyID = " & [CompanyID])
or in a query:
SELECT CompanyName, ConcatRelated("OrderDate", "tblOrders", "CompanyID = " & [CompanyID])
FROM tblCompany;
Bug warning: If the function returns more than 255 characters, and you use it in a query as the source for another recordset, a bug in Access may return garbage for the remaining characters.
The arguments
Inside the brackets for ConcatRelated(), place this information:
1. First is the name of the field to look in. Include square brackets if the field contains non-alphanumeric characters such as a space, e.g. "[Order Date]"
2. Second is the name of the table or query to look in. Again, use square brackets around the name if it contains spaces.
3. Thirdly, supply the filter to limit the function to the desired values. This will normally be of the form:
"[ForeignKeyFieldName] = " & [PrimaryKeyFieldName]
If the foreign key field is Text (not Number), include quote marks as delimiters, e.g.:
"[ForeignKeyFieldName] = """ & [PrimaryKeyFieldName] & """"
For an explanation of the quotes, see Quotation marks within quotes.
Any valid WHERE clause is permitted.
If you omit this argument, ALL related records will be returned.
4. Leave the fourth argument blank if you don't care how the return values are sorted.
Specify the field name(s) to sort by those fields.
Any valid ORDER BY clause is permitted.
For example, to sort by [Order Date] with a secondary sort by [Order ID], use:
"[Order Date], [Order ID]"
You cannot sort by a multi-valued field.
5. Use the fifth argument to specify the separator to use between items in the string.
The default separator is a comma and space.
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Public Function ConcatRelated(strField As String, _
strTable As String, _
Optional strWhere As String, _
Optional strOrderBy As String, _
Optional strSeparator = ", ") As Variant
On Error GoTo Err_Handler
'Purpose: Generate a concatenated string of related records.
'Return: String variant, or Null if no matches.
'Arguments: strField = name of field to get results from and concatenate.
' strTable = name of a table or query.
' strWhere = WHERE clause to choose the right values.
' strOrderBy = ORDER BY clause, for sorting the values.
' strSeparator = characters to use between the concatenated values.
'Notes: 1. Use square brackets around field/table names with spaces or odd characters.
' 2. strField can be a Multi-valued field (A2007 and later), but strOrderBy cannot.
' 3. Nulls are omitted, zero-length strings (ZLSs) are returned as ZLSs.
' 4. Returning more than 255 characters to a recordset triggers this Access bug:
' http://allenbrowne.com/bug-16.html
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset 'Related records
Dim rsMV As DAO.Recordset 'Multi-valued field recordset
Dim strSql As String 'SQL statement
Dim strOut As String 'Output string to concatenate to.
Dim lngLen As Long 'Length of string.
Dim bIsMultiValue As Boolean 'Flag if strField is a multi-valued field.
'Initialize to Null
ConcatRelated = Null
'Build SQL string, and get the records.
strSql = "SELECT " & strField & " FROM " & strTable
If strWhere <> vbNullString Then
strSql = strSql & " WHERE " & strWhere
End If
If strOrderBy <> vbNullString Then
strSql = strSql & " ORDER BY " & strOrderBy
End If
Set rs = DBEngine(0)(0).OpenRecordset(strSql, dbOpenDynaset)
'Determine if the requested field is multi-valued (Type is above 100.)
bIsMultiValue = (rs(0).Type > 100)
'Loop through the matching records
Do While Not rs.EOF
If bIsMultiValue Then
'For multi-valued field, loop through the values
Set rsMV = rs(0).Value
Do While Not rsMV.EOF
If Not IsNull(rsMV(0)) Then
strOut = strOut & rsMV(0) & strSeparator
End If
rsMV.MoveNext
Loop
Set rsMV = Nothing
ElseIf Not IsNull(rs(0)) Then
strOut = strOut & rs(0) & strSeparator
End If
rs.MoveNext
Loop
rs.Close
'Return the string without the trailing separator.
lngLen = Len(strOut) - Len(strSeparator)
If lngLen > 0 Then
ConcatRelated = Left(strOut, lngLen)
End If
Exit_Handler:
'Clean up
Set rsMV = Nothing
Set rs = Nothing
Exit Function
Err_Handler:
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description, vbExclamation, "ConcatRelated()"
Resume Exit_Handler
End Function
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