[AccessD] Un-American Date Filter

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri Apr 1 00:36:51 CDT 2011


Simple -  if you have six digits on each hand.

or even better five limbs in total with 12 fingers/toes on each.

:-)

-- 
Stuart

On 31 Mar 2011 at 22:00, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> Our clock numbering system was invented by the ancient Symmerians,
> 3000+ years ago, so why should we change now? It is simple as
> everything is calculated on 12s and 60s... |-P
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart
> McLachlan Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 5:08 PM To: Access Developers
> discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Un-American Date
> Filter
> 
> I remember when New Zealand went metric with its currency back in the
> '70s.
> 
> A friend was going overseas and was told by another friend that we
> were changing over to metric time next and was asked if could he bring
> back a metric watch.
> 
> -- 
> Stuart
> 
> 
> On 31 Mar 2011 at 16:44, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> 
> > Metric dates...hmm... 10 days per week, then?
> > 
> > Rocky
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Darryl
> > Collins Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 4:01 PM To: Access Developers
> > discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Un-American
> > Date Filter
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > Hi Rocky,
> > 
> > To avoid these sort of issues I use dateserial on each and every
> > date I process in SQL / VBA to make sure they line up correctly. 
> > Also from memory the VBE treats all dates passed in VBA as American
> > format as default, regardless of the PC's regional setting. Coming
> > from the land of "dd-mm-yyyy" as standard it is an issue I need to
> > deal with a lot.
> > 
> > Now, if only you pesky Americans got with the program, used a proper
> > date format and just swallowed your pride and admit the French were
> > right and adopt the (far superior) metric system it would make life
> > for the rest of the planet much easier.  ;)
> > 
> > cheers
> > Darryl. 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky
> > Smolin Sent: Friday, 1 April 2011 5:35 AM To: 'Access Developers
> > discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Un-American
> > Date Filter
> > 
> > Doug:
> > 
> > When I change the code to 
> > 
> > "DueDate >= #" & CDate(Format(Me.txtGEDueDate, "dd/m/yyyy")) & "#"
> > 
> > And
> > 
> > "DueDate <= #" & CDate(Format(Me.txtLEDueDate, "dd/mm/yyyy")) & "#"
> > 
> > the sql statement still comes out:
> > 
> > INSERT INTO tblKittingToMIS ( PartNumber, OrderNumber, DueDate,
> > QuantityDue ) SELECT tblDemand.PartNumber, tblDemand.OrderNumber,
> > tblDemand.DueDate, tblDemand.QuantityDue FROM tblDemand  WHERE
> > DueDate
> > >= #31/03/2011# AND DueDate <= #07/04/2011#
> > 
> > And still no date filtering.
> > 
> > R
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug
> > Steele Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 11:21 AM To: Access Developers
> > discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Un-American
> > Date Filter
> > 
> > Hi Rocky:
> > 
> > I've dealt with this in the past by forcing the date format to
> > mm/dd/yy in the SQL, something like:
> > 
> > WHERE DueDate >=
> > Cdate(format(ClientInputDateFrom,"mm/dd/yy"))....etc
> > 
> > Doug
> > 
> > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Rocky Smolin
> > <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote: > Dear List: > > I create a temp
> > table using a SQL statement I construct in code to > incorporate
> > various filter - one of which is a date filter. > > Works well here
> > but when I send it to the user in Bahrain who's > regional setting
> > is (I assume from the screen shot he sent) English > U.K. where the
> > date format is dd/mm/yyyy it fails.  I set my regional > settings on
> > my box to U.K. and sure enough it fails - returns all > records with
> > no date filtering. > > Here's the SQL statement that creates the
> > table: > > INSERT INTO tblKittingToMIS ( PartNumber, OrderNumber,
> > DueDate, > QuantityDue > ) SELECT tblDemand.PartNumber,
> > tblDemand.OrderNumber, > tblDemand.DueDate, tblDemand.QuantityDue
> > FROM tblDemand  WHERE DueDate
> > > >= #31/03/2011# AND DueDate <= #07/04/2011# > > which is supposed
> > > >to
> > filter out any record in tblDemand where the Due > Date is outside
> > of the range March 31 to April 7.  But it don't. > > When I look in
> > tblDemand, the dates are displayed properly as dd/mm/yyyy. > > Why
> > doesn't this work?  Should I be using some kind of different >
> > syntax for this filter? > > MTIA > > > Rocky Smolin > > Beach Access
> > Software
> > > > 858-259-4334 > > Skype: rocky.smolin > > www.e-z-mrp.com
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