Returning records that partially match a value

Question

I\'m trying to get a query working that takes the values (sometimes just the first part of a string) from a form control. The problem I have is that it only returns records

Answer 1

This is a complete re-write to allow for nulls in the name fields or the date of birth field. This query will not fail as too complex if text is entered in the numeric customerid field.

SELECT TabCustomers.CustomerForname AS NameSearch, TabCustomers.CustomerSurname AS SurnameSearch, TabCustomers.CustomerDOB AS DOBSearch, TabCustomers.customerid AS MemberSearch
FROM TabCustomers
WHERE TabCustomers.customerid Like IIf([Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer].[Searchmember] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer]![Searchmember])
AND Trim(TabCustomers.CustomerForname & "") Like IIf([Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer].[SearchFore] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer]![SearchFore] & "*")
AND Trim(TabCustomers.CustomerSurname & "") like IIf([Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer].[Searchlast] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer]![SearchLast] & "*")
AND (TabCustomers.CustomerDOB Like IIf([Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer].[SearchDate] Is Null,"*",[Forms]![FrmSearchCustomer]![SearchDate] ) Or TabCustomers.CustomerDOB Is Null)