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Review the key moves
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Core idea
What is the main idea behind MS Access Replace() Function?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
1Quick choice
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
2Fill blank
Complete the missing token from the example code.
___ Replace("My name is Willy Wonka", "i", "a") AS ReplaceString;3Order
Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
Replace "i" with "a" in the string:
Definition and Usage
MS Access Replace() Function
Example
Replace "i" with "a" in the string:
SELECT Replace("My name is Willy Wonka", "i", "a") AS ReplaceString;Definition and Usage
The Replace() function replaces a substring within a string, with another substring, a specified number of times.
Syntax
Replace(
string1
,
find
,
replacement
,
start
,
count
,
compare
)Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string1 | Required. The original string |
| find | Required. The substring to search for in string1 |
| replacement | Required. The substring to replace find in string1 |
| start | Optional. The start position in string1 to begin the search. If omitted, start is 1 |
| count | Optional. The number of replaces to perform. If omitted, it will replace all occurrences of find with replacement |
| compare | Optional. The type of string comparison. Possible values: -1: Use the setting of Option Compare 0: Binary comparison 1: Textual comparison 2: Comparison based on info in your database |
Technical Details
| Works in: | From Access 2000 |
|---|