ACC2000: Wrong Results Using Filter By Form on Hyperlink Field (202131)

SYMPTOMS

On a Hyperlink field in a Filter By Form, if you use the Like operator with an asterisk (*) as the last character of the lookup value, more records than expected may be returned.

CAUSE

The Filter By Form will append an extra asterisk at the beginning of the lookup value.

For instance, if you have two records, one with a Hyperlink field of ABC and another with a Hyperlink field of 123ABC, when you enter Like "ABC*" in the criteria of the Filter By Form, both records will be returned. Filter By Form has changed the criteria to Like "*ABC*".

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a new table called tblTest:

      Table: tblTest
      -------------------------
      Field Name: ID
         Data Type: AutoNumber
      Field Name: testHyperlink
         Data Type: Hyperlink

Create a new form called frmTest based on tblTest.
Add the following records. Note you do not need valid hyperlinks to test this:

ID testHyperlink
1 123ABC456
2 ABC123
3 As Easy as 123
4 ABCtestABC
On the Records menu, point to Filter, and then click Filter By Form.
Type Like "ABC*" in the testHyperlink field.
On the Filter menu, click Apply Filter/Sort.

Note that all the records containing ABC are returned when you would expect only records 2 and 4 to be returned. It is as if you had typed Like "*ABC*" in the field.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Filter by Form feature, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type filter by form, blank form in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.