MS Access Replace() Function

Replace "i" with "a" in the string:

SELECT Replace("My name is Willy Wonka", "i", "a") AS ReplaceString;

Definition and Usage

The Replace() function replaces a substring within a string, with another substring, a specified number of times.

Replace(string1, find, replacement, start, count, compare)

Parameter	Description
string1	Required. The original string
find	Required. The substring to search for in string1
replacement	Required. The substring to replace find in string1
start	Optional. The start position in string1 to begin the search. If omitted, start is 1
count	Optional. The number of replaces to perform. If omitted, it will replace all occurrences of find with replacement
compare	Optional. The type of string comparison. Possible values: -1: Use the setting of Option Compare 0: Binary comparison 1: Textual comparison 2: Comparison based on info in your database

Works in:	From Access 2000