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dlookup using null criteria 2

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ftook

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Dec 4, 2006
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Im trying to count how many records have a null entry in field [credit], ive tried :

Me.var1 = DCount("[Pono]", "PO Returns", "[credit] = ''"))

[credit] is a text field

doesnt seem to count correctly - can anyone help please ?
 
[credit] = '' will count records where the field is empty, not null (there is a difference).

You'll need to use

Code:
Me.var1 = DCount("[Pono]", "PO Returns", "[credit] Is Null"))

Ed Metcalfe

Please do not feed the trolls.....
 
You're welcome.

BTW - The difference between the two can be regarded as:

Null - Value is unknown.
Empty ("") - No value for this record.

Sometimes you will want to count one or the other value, sometimes you will want to count both.

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....
 
ive extended the function, and it now gives type mismatch

If DCount("[Pono]", "PO Returns", "[credit] Is Null" And "[pono] = " & Me.pno) = 0

pono is integer

where am i going wrong
 
This where criteria needs to be a string so:

"[credit] Is Null And [pono] = " & Me.pno

with AND outstide the parentheses it looks to vba as a variable
 
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