Count Number of Words in a Text Field in Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I'm going to show you how to count the number of words in a text field in Microsoft Access. We'll use the Replace function and some other cool VBA tricks.

Members

Members will learn how to deal with people who still type two spaces after a period (for those people who learned how to type in the 70s) and how to deal with hyphenated words like "five-year mission."

•  01. Free Video
•  02. Extended Cut Video - Silver Members
•  Database Download - Gold Members

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Pre-Requisites

• Intro to VBA: https://599cd.com/IntroVBA
• If Then: https://599cd.com/IfThen
• String Functions: https://599cd.com/String
• What is Null?: https://599cd.com/Null
• Replace Function: https://599cd.com/Replace

Links

• Reserved Words: https://599cd.com/ReservedWords
• After Update: https://599cd.com/AfterUpdate
• On Current Event: https://599cd.com/OnCurrent

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• Access Developer 1: https://599cd.com/ACD1

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