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.

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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."

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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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