Comments on: Expression Builder, Calculation confusion in Access 2007

By: tlsanders1

tlsanders1 — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:52:31 +0000

I just re-looked at the original question. I cannot tell if the original post that I was reading as an Immediate If is Upper Case I, Upper Case I, Lower Case F or Upper Case I, Lower Case L, Lower Case F. If the original SQL had eye el eff, maybe that was triggering the syntax error.

By: carlosdl

carlosdl — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:31:58 +0000

The second parameter is not mandatory, if the condition is not met and the sencond parameter is not specified, it will return null.

By: tlsanders1

tlsanders1 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:09:18 +0000

The Immediate If (IIF) needs another parameter. You have told it what to return if % of Fire Calls is >= 10, but you did not tell it what to return if that is not true. IIF(% of Fire Calls >= 10, “25″,”1″) or some such.

By: carlosdl

carlosdl — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:13 +0000

Thanks Phil.

I assume you posted the query that works well, not the modified one that gives you the syntax error.

Try using this SQL command:

SELECT [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name], [Query LOSAP Report]![Query Top Gun Attendance.CountOfIncident # yyyy-123]/[Query LOSAP Report]![CountOfIncident # yyyy-1231]*100 AS [% of fire Calls made], [Query Sleep Over Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Top Gun Drill Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Company Meeting Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points].[SumOfService Award Points for Certificate class], [Query Position Points].[1st Position Held Elected or Appointed], [Query Position Points].[Service Award Point Value], Iif([% of fire Calls made]>=10,25) AS [YourNewFieldName]
FROM [Query Position Points] RIGHT JOIN ([Query Company Meeting Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points] RIGHT JOIN ([Query Top Gun Drill Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query Sleep Over Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query LOSAP Report] RIGHT JOIN [Query Top Gun Attendance] ON [Query LOSAP Report].[Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Sleep Over Count].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Top Gun Drill Count].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count].[Query full name, Active & Social].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Company Meeting Count].[Query full name, Active & Social].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Position Points].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]
GROUP BY [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name], [Query LOSAP Report]![Query Top Gun Attendance.CountOfIncident # yyyy-123]/[Query LOSAP Report]![CountOfIncident # yyyy-1231]*100, [Query Sleep Over Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Top Gun Drill Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Company Meeting Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points].[SumOfService Award Points for Certificate class], [Query Position Points].[1st Position Held Elected or Appointed], [Query Position Points].[Service Award Point Value];

If you get errors, please post the complete error message, and the SQL of the query that generates the error.

By: phil12550

phil12550 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:31:21 +0000

to make it a little easier, this is the entry taken from the field of the query in question.

% of fire Calls made: [Query LOSAP Report]![Query Top Gun Attendance.CountOfIncident # yyyy-123]/[Query LOSAP Report]![CountOfIncident # yyyy-1231]*100

this expression creates a number ie: 23.45
its this number that I want to do the calculation to say “if >= 10 then 25”
if that makes any sense

By: phil12550

phil12550 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:21:32 +0000

ok i think i found the SQL and its really long. so here is the cut and paste:

SELECT [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name], [Query LOSAP Report]![Query Top Gun Attendance.CountOfIncident # yyyy-123]/[Query LOSAP Report]![CountOfIncident # yyyy-1231]*100 AS [% of fire Calls made], [Query Sleep Over Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Top Gun Drill Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Company Meeting Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points].[SumOfService Award Points for Certificate class], [Query Position Points].[1st Position Held Elected or Appointed], [Query Position Points].[Service Award Point Value]
FROM [Query Position Points] RIGHT JOIN ([Query Company Meeting Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points] RIGHT JOIN ([Query Top Gun Drill Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query Sleep Over Count] RIGHT JOIN ([Query LOSAP Report] RIGHT JOIN [Query Top Gun Attendance] ON [Query LOSAP Report].[Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Sleep Over Count].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Top Gun Drill Count].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count].[Query full name, Active & Social].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Company Meeting Count].[Query full name, Active & Social].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]) ON [Query Position Points].[Members Full Name] = [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name]
GROUP BY [Query Top Gun Attendance].[Query full name, Active FF].[Members Full Name], [Query LOSAP Report]![Query Top Gun Attendance.CountOfIncident # yyyy-123]/[Query LOSAP Report]![CountOfIncident # yyyy-1231]*100, [Query Sleep Over Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Top Gun Drill Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query Company Meeting Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query WorkParty,Fund,FirePrev,Perade,Funeral,Other Count].[CountOftracking number], [Query State Training, Official Class, OSHA - sum of points].[SumOfService Award Points for Certificate class], [Query Position Points].[1st Position Held Elected or Appointed], [Query Position Points].[Service Award Point Value];

By: phil12550

phil12550 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:14:05 +0000

well when i say im new i mean im self taught over the last year or so.

By: phil12550

phil12550 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:13:02 +0000

ok I’m really new so i dont quite know what the SQL is if you can explane please.
thanks

By: carlosdl

carlosdl — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:08:10 +0000

The expression looks correct.

Can you post the SQL of your query ?