selecting from a query using parameters from form fields

[vunderusaf]

I have a listbox on a form that is selecting using named FinalQuery:

SELECT [FinalQuery].[Job No#], [FinalQuery].[Date Ordered],
[FinalQuery].[Misc#]
FROM FinalQuery;

Now I have a text field with a date on this form and I'd like to use
that date as the selection criteria, comparing to the [Date Ordered]...
how would I use a field with the WHERE clause?

WHERE [FinalQuery].[Date Ordered] >= ....

also when I use static dates in the WHERE:

WHERE ((([FinalQuery].[Date Ordered])>="01/01/98" And
([FinalQuery].[Date Ordered])<="02/01/98"));

I get Data type mismatch in criteria expression...

[MGFoster]

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Use Form reference parameters in the query:

PARAMETERS Forms!FormName!ControlName Date;
SELECT...
FROM ...
WHERE [Date Ordered] >= Forms!FormName!ControlName

For absolute dates (sometimes called hard-coded dates) use the #
delimiter:

[Date Ordered] >= #1/1/98# And [Date Ordered] <= #2/1/98#

The above can be better written as:

[Date Ordered] BETWEEN #1/1/98# And #2/1/98#

To use the # delimiter the date has to be in USA date format:
month/day/year.
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vu********@gmail.com wrote:

I have a listbox on a form that is selecting using named FinalQuery:

SELECT [FinalQuery].[Job No#], [FinalQuery].[Date Ordered],
[FinalQuery].[Misc#]
FROM FinalQuery;

Now I have a text field with a date on this form and I'd like to use
that date as the selection criteria, comparing to the [Date Ordered]...
how would I use a field with the WHERE clause?

WHERE [FinalQuery].[Date Ordered] >= ....

also when I use static dates in the WHERE:

WHERE ((([FinalQuery].[Date Ordered])>="01/01/98" And
([FinalQuery].[Date Ordered])<="02/01/98"));

I get Data type mismatch in criteria expression...