How can I remove the space after the comma but not all the spaces?
Or enforce the rule - when a comma is used there will be one space and only
one space after the comma?

I have names on the database:
Bill, Smith
Bill,Smith

I need one or the other for unique names being serviced.

Thx

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Russ at scaninc.org

You could just do a find & replace (Ctrl+H) and search for ", " and replace
with ","
To limit your search, if needed, select only the area you want to
replacements to occur before running.
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"Tech Express" wrote:

How can I remove the space after the comma but not all the spaces?
Or enforce the rule - when a comma is used there will be one space and only
one space after the comma?

I have names on the database:
Bill, Smith
Bill,Smith

I need one or the other for unique names being serviced.

Thx

--
Russ at scaninc.org

Luke M;221359 Wrote:
You could just do a find & replace (Ctrl+H) and search for ", " and
replace
with ","
To limit your search, if needed, select only the area you want to
replacements to occur before running.
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Best Regards,

Luke M
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"Tech Express" wrote:

How can I remove the space after the comma but not all the spaces?
Or enforce the rule - when a comma is used there will be one space
and only
one space after the comma?

I have names on the database:
Bill, Smith
Bill,Smith

I need one or the other for unique names being serviced.

Thx

--
Russ at scaninc.org

Are ther possibly spaces at the start or end of the string ( before
Bill and/or after Smith)?


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Hi,

Assume that you can have any number of spaces then the solution would be to
use TRIM

If A1 contains the name use =TRIM(A1)

copy as needed and convert to values, get rid of the originals

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"Tech Express" wrote:

How can I remove the space after the comma but not all the spaces?
Or enforce the rule - when a comma is used there will be one space and only
one space after the comma?

I have names on the database:
Bill, Smith
Bill,Smith

I need one or the other for unique names being serviced.

Thx

--
Russ at scaninc.org

Shane, thx for your reminder about the number of columns for Access (
lost the post, sorry)


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