ACC: How to Find Minimum or Maximum Value Across Fields of Record

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1. Open a new module and enter the following two functions:

         Function Minimum(ParamArray FieldArray() As Variant)
            ' Declare the two local variables.
            Dim I As Integer
            Dim currentVal As Variant
   
            ' Set the variable currentVal equal to the array of values.
            currentVal = FieldArray(0)
   
            ' Cycle through each value from the row to find the smallest.
            For I = 0 To UBound(FieldArray)
               If FieldArray(I) < currentVal Then
                  currentVal = FieldArray(I)
               End If
            Next I
   
            ' Return the minimum value found.
            Minimum = currentVal
   
         End Function
   
         Function Maximum(ParamArray FieldArray() As Variant)
            ' Declare the two local variables.
            Dim I As Integer
            Dim currentVal As Variant
   
            ' Set the variable currentVal equal to the array of values.
            currentVal = FieldArray(0)
   
            ' Cycle through each value from the row to find the largest.
   
            For I = 0 To UBound(FieldArray)
               If FieldArray(I) > currentVal Then
                  currentVal = FieldArray(I)
               End If
            Next I
   
            ' Return the maximum value found.
            Maximum = currentVal
   
         End Function
   					

2. On the Debug menu, click Compile And Save All Modules. Then close the module.
3. Create the following table named tblMinMax:

         Table: tblMinMax
         ---------------------------
         Field Name: Field1
            Data Type: Number
            Field Size: Long Integer
         Field Name: Field2
            Data Type: Number
            Field Size: Long Integer
         Field Name: Field3
            Data Type: Number
            Field Size: Long Integer
   					

4. Save the table as tblMinMax. When prompted to create a primary key, click No.
5. Switch the tblMinMax table to Datasheet view and enter the following values:

         Field1    Field2    Field3
         ------    ------    ------
   
         50        30        40
         40        50        30
         30        40        50
   					

6. Create a new query based on the tblMinMax table and drag Field1, Field2, and Field3 to the query grid.
7. In the fourth column of the query grid, enter the following expression:

   Minimum Value: Minimum([Field1],[Field2],[Field3])

8. In the fifth column of the query grid, enter the following expression:

   Maximum Value: Maximum([Field1],[Field2],[Field3])

9. Run the query. Note that the fourth and fifth columns contain the minimum and maximum values.