Perform a Case Sensitive Comparison in Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial I'm going to teach you how to perform a case sensitive comparison between two strings using the StrComp function.

Amelia from Providence, Rhode Island (a Platinum Member) asks: I need to verify that what the user types into a particular text box is exactly what is requested, including capitalization. How can I do a case sensitive comparison in Access?

Prerequisites

• Calculated Fields: https://599cd.com/Calculated

Links

• Microsoft StrComp Page: https://tinyurl.com/27g8r574

Recommended Courses

• Access Expert 25: https://599cd.com/ACX25

Usage

• CaseSensitiveCompare: StrComp(FirstName, LastName,0)
• 0 = String are equal

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