[AccessD] convert text into date

The Format function returns a string so if you're stoing the value in a date field be careful.  If you want to return a date value use DateSerial (watch for wrapping):

  dtMyDate = DateSerial(Left(MyTextDate,4), Mid(MyTextDate,5,2), Right(MyTextDate,2))

HTH,

Jim DeMarco
Director of Product Development
HealthSource/Hudson Health Plan


-----Original Message-----
From: paul.hartland at fsmail.net [mailto:paul.hartland at fsmail.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 2:50 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] convert text into date


Pedro,

You could try something like this :

  MyDateField = Format(Right(MyTextDate,2) & "/" & Mid(MyTextDate,5,2) & "/" & Left(MyTextDate,4), "DD/MM/YYYY")

Watch out for line wrapping....

Paul


From: "Pedro Janssen" <pedro at plex.nl>
Date: Sat 19/Apr/2003 18:32 GMT
To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: [AccessD] convert text into date

Hello Group,

how can i convert a text field (20001201) into a date field (01-12-2000)

TIA 

Pedro Janssen

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