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MS Access Functions Reference

The document provides reference documentation on built-in functions in MS Access, including string, numeric, date and advanced functions. It lists the functions, describes what each does and provides examples.

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MS Access Functions Reference

The document provides reference documentation on built-in functions in MS Access, including string, numeric, date and advanced functions. It lists the functions, describes what each does and provides examples.

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MS Access Functions Reference

MS Access has many built-in Functions reference documentation

String Functions
Numeric Functions
Date Functions
Advanced Functions
MS Access String Functions
Functions Description
Asc Returns the ASCII value for the specific character

Chr Returns the character for the specified ASCII number code

Concat with & Adds two or more strings together

CurDir Returns the full path for a specified drive

Format Formats a value with the specified format

InStr Gets the position of the first occurrence of a string in another

InstrRev Gets the position of the first occurrence of a string in another, from the end of string

LCase Converts a string to lower-case

Left Extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from left)

Len Returns the length of a string

LTrim Removes leading spaces from a string

Mid Extracts some characters from a string (starting at any position)

Replace Replaces a substring within a string, with another substring, a specified number of times

Right Extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from right)

RTrim Removes trailing spaces from a string

Space Returns a string of the specified number of space characters

Split Splits a string into an array of substrings

Str Returns a number as string

StrComp Compares two strings

StrConv Returns a converted string

StrReverse Reverses a string and returns the result

Trim Removes both leading and trailing spaces from a string

UCase Converts a string to upper-case


MS Access Numeric Functions
Functions Description
Abs Returns the absolute value of a number

Atn Returns the arc tangent of a number

Avg Returns the average value of an expression

Cos Returns the cosine of an angle

Count Returns the number of records returned by a select query

Exp Returns e raised to the power of a specified number

Fix Returns the integer part of a number

Format Formats a numeric value with the specified format

Int Returns the integer part of a number

Max Returns the maximum value in a set of values

Min Returns the minimum value in a set of values

Randomize Initializes the random number generator (used by Rnd()) with a seed

Rnd Returns a random number

Round Rounds a number to a specified number of decimal places

Sgn Returns the sign of a number

Sqr Returns the square root of a number

Sum Calculates the sum of a set of values

Val Reads a string and returns the numbers found in the string
SQL Server Date Functions
Functions Description
Date Returns the current system date

DateAdd Adds a time/date interval to a date and then returns the date

DateDiff Returns the difference between two dates

DatePart Returns a specified part of a date (as an integer)

DateSerial Returns a date from the specified parts (year, month, and day values)

DateValue Returns a date based on a string

Day Returns the day of the month for a given date

Format Formats a date value with the specified format

Hour Returns the hour part of a time/datetime

Minute Returns the minute part of a time/datetime

Month Returns the month part of a given date

MonthName Returns the name of the month based on a number

Now Returns the current date and time based on the computer's system date and time

Second Returns the seconds part of a time/datetime

Time Returns the current system time

TimeSerial Returns a time from the specified parts (hour, minute, and second value)

TimeValue Returns a time based on a string

Weekday Returns the weekday number for a given date

WeekdayName Returns the weekday name based on a number

Year Returns the year part of a given date


MS Access Advanced Functions
Functions Description
CurrentUser Returns the name of the current database user

Environ Returns a string that contains the value of an operating system environment variable

IsDate Checks whether an expression can be converted to a date

IsNull Checks whether an expression contains Null (no data)

IsNumeric Checks whether an expression is a valid number

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