[AccessD] Date Conversion Problem

Use DateSerial

(and I'd recommend using a 4 digit year text format, but here's how to
do this with just the two digits)

gdatExpirationDate=DateSerial(val(right(gstrExpirationDate,2))+2000,val(
Left(gstrExpirationDate,2)),val(mid(gStrExpirationDate,3,2)))

That will guarantee you get the right date (until the year 2100 (which
is why I recommend 4 digit years)).

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
at Beach Access Software
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 7:11 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Date Conversion Problem

Dear List:
 
I have a license expiration date encrypted in a key. I decode the
expiration date when the user starts the app and store it in a string
which I then set to a date type variable for display.
 
Works fine here.  The expiration date is 7/1/2008.  So I assemble the
date in a string = "07/01/08".  Then I set that equal to a variable of
Date type -gdatExpirationDate =  gstrExpirationDate - and
gdatExpirationDate has
7-1-2008 in it.
 
When I set regional and Language to Chinese (PRC) of Chinese (Taiwan)
however, gdatExpirationDate has 2007-1-8.  
 
I can't figure out how to make the date display correctly from the
string I assemble from the key regardless of the Regional and Language
Settings.  
 
Is there a way to do this so I don't have to know what the setting is?
 
MTIA
 
Rocky


 	
	
 
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