Re: txt box to include the info found in 3 other txt boxes

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Use an expression like this as the control source of one textbox:

=[txtFirstName] & " " & [txtMidInit] & " " & [txtLastname]

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Ken Snell
<MS ACCESS MVP>

"Memphis" <memphisland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In a report, how do I go about including the information of three
> different
> txt boxes found on a query such as txtFirstName, txtMidInit, txtLastname
> all
> into one txt box?
> I dislike how it displays the name if I create 3 txt boxes to break up the
> name, too many gaps, it looks ridiculos.
> I tried modifying the txt box's control source using the expression
> builder,
> this is what I did (but it did not work):
> =txtFirstName!txtMidInit!txtLastName
> I think I am close, but I wouldn't be shocked if I was apporaching this
> the
> wrong way.
> Thanks
>


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