RE: [MS_AccessPros] Date question

Patty:

Your MID portion needs another argument, Mid needs the starting position and the number of characters, so try:


RecDate: CDate(Left (dbo_person, 4), & "-" & Mid (dbo_person, 2, 2) & "-" & Right(dbo_person, 2))


hth,

Steve Conklin





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> To: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
> From: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:02:12 -0800
> Subject: Re: [MS_AccessPros] Date question
>
>
>
> I typed the following but getting error message. Can you help me find
> problem?
>
> RecDate: CDate(Left (dbo_person, 4), & "-" & Mid (dbo_person, 2) & "-"
> & Right(dbo_person, 2))
>
> Error says the expression you entered has an invalid . (Dot) or !
> operator or invalid parenthesis
>
> Thank you so much
>
>

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