Dsum for partial match

[msamhouri]

=DSum("AcctGroupID","2_Account_Group"," [AcctGroupName] = *" & [txtFilterType] & "*")

=DSum("Column","Table"," [Column] = *" & [textLabel] & "*")

Please i need help with this formula, I just dont know whats the problem?! it keeps give me error?

[zmbd]

Where are you using the formula?
What error are you getting?

[Rabbit]

Looks like you're trying to do a wildcard match. First, you need to use the like operator, not the equal. Second, the right hand argument of the like operator needs to be a string so you have to demarcate it as such.

[zmbd]

Thank you Rabbit,

(My mouse is doing weird things today, single clicks reading as double, clicks on stuff when I'm just moveing it... weird, had just moved it out of the way and it clicked on post and then selected the whole page - arrrrgh :( )

[msamhouri]

Okay, the formula is in textbox in a form, this form filtering the data, so I need to get the total amount (Dsum) when I filter the data, for example when I write expenses the formula give me the right no

(=DSum("[AcctGroupID]","2_Account_GroupQ"," [AcctGroupName] = '" & [txtFilterType] & "'")

but when I filter the data based on a part of the name such as (expen) the filter is working fine but the Dsum doesn’t work.
So the dsum formula works only if I type the entire name not part of the name.
Can you give me your suggestion please
Sorry for my bad English writing,
I hope you got it
Thank you in advance for your help

[Rabbit]

No problem z, are you using a wireless? Sometimes my mouse does weird stuff when it's running low on batteries.

@msamhouri, I gave you my suggestion in my previous post.

[msamhouri]

still i dont get it can you correct the formula for me

[twinnyfo]

msanhouri,

Try this:

=DSum("AcctGroupID","2_Account_Group","[AcctGroupName] [B][U]LIKE '[/U][/B]" & [txtFilterType] & "*[B][U]'[/U][/B]") 
  
=DSum("Column","Table","[Column] [B][U]LIKE '[/U][/B]" & [textLabel] & "*[B][U]'[/U][/B]")

Please note the Bold and Underline, which plays out Rabbit's suggestion.

[msamhouri]

Thank you, That has solved the issue!

I appreciate it. I spent hours trying to figure this out.

Thank you so much

[twinnyfo]

Any time! Glad I could help!