Convert Yes/No to Text

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supersushi

Hello?

I'm going crazy. My company does not want to spend money on a programmer so
I am trying to figure this out on my own :-)

Can anyone tell me:

I have a Yes/No field represented by a check box. That is fine.

When I create a report, I don't necessarily need to see the check box, but I
would like to see particular TEXT appear if the check box is checked (during
data entry). If the check box is not checked, I don't want to see anything
(i.e. just blank space).

Example:

Tracking Students that have received flu shots.
If the box is checked, it means "Yes," student has received flu shot.

I want to see ALL students listed on the report. BUT, if the box is checked
(i.e. the student has received flu shot) I want to see the message: Student
health file complete; may be admitted.

If the check box is NOT checked (i.e. student has not received flu shot), I
don't want any message to appear.

Please note: I do not even want to see a check box, whether it's checked or
not.

THANK YOU to anyone who can help me, I really appreciate it!

LIS
 
I suspect you could do that using an IIF() statement in a query. Untested
statement follows:

IIf (Yes/No = Yes, "... may be admitted", "")

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP
 
When I create a report, I don't necessarily need to see the check box, but I
would like to see particular TEXT appear if the check box is checked (during
data entry). If the check box is not checked, I don't want to see anything
(i.e. just blank space).
Click to expand...

You can take advantage of the rather obscure "4 value format". A number field
- and yes, a checkbox IS a number field with -1 meaning True and 0 meaning
False - can have a Format property with four format values, for positive,
negative, zero and NULL respectively.

So you could put a Textbox on the report, bound to the yes/no field in the
table, with a format property

"";"Text if it is true";"";""

to display text if the field is TRUE and blanks otherwise.
 
Jeff,

IIf I understood a wee bit more about Access, I'd have a clue where to even
PUT that statement :-)

I will keep this advice for future reference once I become more advanced.
It's always good to know how to do something in more than one way.

Thank you!
Lisa
 
When you get a chance, use Access HELP to check on the exact syntax.

You'd create a new query (in design view), add a new field, with something
like (again, untested):

NewField: {your IIF statement here}


Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP
 
I have a follow up question.

Initially, I was using two yes/no fields and creating redundancy based on
whether or not the box was checked.

That said, I think I only need one field.

Originally, my question was how to make text appear if "True."

"";"Text if it is true";"";"" <--- worked like a charm.

BUTnow, how do I create a compound format so that I can show certain text if
TRUE, and alternative text if FALSE? based on one yes/no field.

Help?
 
When you "bury" a follow on question down inside a thread like this, fewer
folks are likely to see it and offer their ideas. You will find that you
get a broader audience by posting this as a new item.

That said, please indicate WHERE you are trying to do this. In a report?
In a form? In a query?

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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Originally, my question was how to make text appear if "True."

"";"Text if it is true";"";"" <--- worked like a charm.

BUTnow, how do I create a compound format so that I can show certain text if
TRUE, and alternative text if FALSE? based on one yes/no field.
Click to expand...

Since....

True is -1;
False is 0;
and the four-branch Format is +;-;0;NULL

"";"Text if true";"Text if false"; ""
 
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