Date format in update query - Microsoft Access / VBA

John

Hi

How can I ensure that date is always assigned in dd/mm/yyyy format to a date
filed, in an update query?

Thanks

Regards

Jun 23 '06 #1

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Allen Browne

Access does not store dates in a specific format. The format is applied at
display time, and depends on the user's Regional Settings (in the Windows
Control Panel.)

So perhaps your question is, "How can I ensure that Access understands the
dates in the query, and stores the correctly when the Update query
executes?"

I also live in a d/m/y country, and in 15 years of working with Access have
found 3 cases where Access is likely to misunderstand our dates. Details in:
International Date Formats in Access
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-36.html

If the dates are calculated ones, typecasting them in the query can also
help:
Calculated fields misinterpreted
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-45.html

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
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Jun 23 '06 #2

Randy Harris

* John:

Hi

How can I ensure that date is always assigned in dd/mm/yyyy format to a date
filed, in an update query?

Thanks

Regards

If you are updating a date field, there is no reason to consider the
format. Dates are always stored as a numeric value. It's only when you
display the dates that the format is applied.

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Jun 23 '06 #3

Paradigm

in the query string use format(mydate," mm/dd/yyyy")
that will ensure that the query understands your date.
Alec

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How can I ensure that date is always assigned in dd/mm/yyyy format to a date filed, in an update query?

Thanks

Regards

Jun 25 '06 #4

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