THAT WORKED! THANKS RAY! (me jumping up and down, clapping hands...the boss is starting to worry). :) :) :) :) :) /g -----Original Message----- From: Ray Blake [mailto:ray@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 01:12 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Access - Text Field Glenda, Here's the formula you need in your query: NumAsText: CStr(Format([Number],"0.000")) Replace [Number] with the name of your numeric field. This will work as a Select query, or as an Append or MakeTable if you prefer. The 'Format' function forces the three decimal places, and then the 'CStr' function converts the result into a string. Don't you love Access? Ray _____ =20 << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 2458 Spam messages and set aside 0 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com=09 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************