in Access, the Nz function lets you return a value when a variant is null.
The syntax for the Nz function is:
Nz ( variant, [ value_if_null ] )
variant is a variable that is a variant datatype.
value_if_null is optional. It is the value to use when the variant is a null value. If this parameter is omitted and the variant is a null value, the Nz function will return a zero or a zero-length string.
For Example:
Nz (varName, "n/a")
The example above would return the value 'n/a' if the variable varName contained a null value.
Nz (varName)
The example above would return a zero-length string if the variable varName contained a null value.
VBA Code:
The Nz function can be used in VBA code. For example:
Dim LOption As String
LOption = Nz(varChoice, "Not Found")
in this example, the variable called LOption would now contain value in the varChoice variable unless it was a null value. If the varChoice variable contains a null value, the Nz function will return "Not Found".