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MS Access Split() Function

Split strings

SELECT Split("SQL Tutorial is fun!") AS SplitString;
Result: {"SQL",
 "Tutorial", "is", "fun!"}
 SELECT Split ("red:green:yellow:blue", ":", 2) AS SplitString;
Result: {"red", "green"}

Definition and Usage

The Split() function splits a string into an array of strings.

Syntax

Split(
string
,
separator
,
limit
,
compare
)

Parameter Values

ParameterDescription
stringRequired. The string to split
separatorOptional. The separator used to split the string. The default is a space character
limitOptional. The number of strings to be returned. The default is -1, which returns all strings (splitted)
compareOptional. The type of string comparison. Possible values: -1: Use the setting of Option Compare 0: Binary comparison 1: Textual comparison 2: Comparison based on info in your database

Technical Details

Works in:From Access 2000

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