Access: Replace Function
In Access, the Replace function replaces a sequence of characters in a string with another set of characters (a number of times).
The syntax for the Replace function is:
Replace ( string1, find, replacement, [start, [count, [compare]]] )
string1 is the string to replace a sequence of characters with another set of characters.
find is the string that will be searched for in string1.
replacement will replace find in string1.
start is optional. This is the position in string1 to begin the search. If this parameter is omitted, the Replace function will begin the search at position 1.
count is optional. This is the number of occurrences to replace. If this parameter is omitted, the Replace function will replace all occurrences of find with replacement.
compare is optional. This can be one of the following values:
Parameter Value Description vbUseCompareOption Compares based on the Option Compare statement. vbBinaryCompare Binary comparison vbTextCompare Textual comparison vbDatabaseCompare Performs a comparison based on information in your database
For example:
Replace("alphabet", "bet", "hydro") would return "alphahydro" Replace ("alphabet", "a", "e") would return "elphebet" Replace("alphabet", "a", "e", 2) would return "lphebet" Replace("alphabet", "a", "e", 1, 1) would return "elphabet"
VBA Code
The Replace function can be used in VBA code. For example:
Dim LResult As String
LResult = Replace ("alphabet", "a", "e")
In this example, the variable called LResult would now contain the value "elphebet".
SQL/Queries
You can also use the Replace function in a query.
