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    Posted: 07 July 2007 at 3:56am
I have a database with a field called StudentName. The name is stored in the database as LastName, FirstName. I cannot change this field as I did not create the database and it is used with other programs. When the StudentName is displayed on the Internet in a Text Box, the field only displays up to the comma. For instance if the StudentName in the db is "Butler, Mona" only "Butler," is displayed on the Internet. What suggestions do you gurus have?
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You need to use two functions to get this:

Dim number_of_characters_to_the_comma
Dim myVariable
'find out where in the string the comma occurs
number_of_characters_to_the_comma = Instr(myVariable,",")

'get the left characters to that point
myVariable = Left(myVariable, number_of_characters_to_the_comma)


Edited by kbannon - 07 July 2007 at 9:55am
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That would allow me to pull out what occurs prior to the comma. I want the full field to display. For some reason all that is displaying is what is prior to the comma.
The database contains: Butler, Mona
The Internet is displaying: Butler,
I want: Butler, Mona
 
I am using Response.Write (object ("fieldName")). Why does this only show up to the comma?
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If you are using Response.Write (object ("StudentName")) then it should display the contents of that field - both lastname & comma & firstname.
Are you sure its not being edited somewhere along the way?
How are the records pulled from the database? Could the SQL statement be dropping the firstname part?
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