Creating Ref numbers from two fields

Mymillertime — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:42:40 +0000

I want to create an ID code from the first 3 letters of a surname in the surname filed and combine it with a 3 digit number to create a unique ID code. Appreciate it if anyone could tell me how this is done in Access.

Combining fields to create a unique ID in Microsoft Access

FSUResA — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:53:26 +0000

I have been working on a database for my research job.For our research purposes we are trying to create a unique identifier that tells us 4 things:

1) what study they are a part of, [this will be “QQQ” for EVERYONE]

2) what group they are in, [this will be a four digit number, such as 2222]

3) what they’re relationship is within that group, [this will be two digit number starting at 01, 02, 03, etc. ß text field so it doesn’t drop the leading 0], and

4) a random number (so we can distinguish individuals who have identical info for all of the above fields) [single or double digit number]

All of this information is available in separate fields already established in the database. However, I would like to create ONE field that combines them all together as one string. For example, their new identifier that encompasses all of this information will read: “RRR-2222-01-1” (with or without the dashes)

Is there a way I can do this? I am working in Access 2003 and am fairly new to the database world.

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Creating Ref numbers from two fields

Combining fields to create a unique ID in Microsoft Access