Re: [MS_AccessPros] Date comparisons in a form control

 

Phil,

Don't you have a small sandbox database file that you can test stuff? That's the easiest way to learn and try out different solutions without affecting your applications. I can't test other date formats because I won't mess with my regional settings in the control panel.

If your dates are dependent on year, you would need to also change the code you suggested which is not acceptable.

Please provide the full specifications of what you need so that someone can assist. 

Regards,

Duane

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From: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of Phil Knowles pdk444444@yahoo.co.uk [MS_Access_Professionals] <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 5:01 PM
To: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MS_AccessPros] Date comparisons in a form control

 

I forgot to put the #s John - I did have them and still had the same problem.

When you asked Douane if my dates were in US format that rang a bell - I am in the UK and the date I am comparing to is 1st August - so do I simply use #08/01/17# instead of my natural inclination to use #01/08/17# ?

What about code to enable this to work from year to year without recoding?

many thanks

On Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 20:28, "John Viescas JohnV@msn.com [MS_Access_Professionals]" <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Phil-

You're comparing a date to 1 divided by 8 divided by 17. :-)

If [date placed] < #1/8/17# Then

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On Aug 2, 2017, at 12:31, pdk444444@yahoo.co.uk [MS_Access_Professionals] <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Guys

This one should be straightforward I hope ....

In a form control I am trying to prevent the user from putting in an incorrect date.

I only want the date to be between 1/8/17 and the current date

I have the following code triggered by the On Exit event of the control

if [date placed] < 1/8/17 then

msgbox "date placed cannot be before 1/8/17"

[date placed] = null

elseif [date placed] > date then

msgbox "date placed cannot be in the future"

[date placed] = date

end if

the elseif seems to work perfectly but the test for before 1/8/17 doesn't work properly.

What am I doing wrong?

Also, so that I don't have to change the code each year, how can I code it so that between 1/8/nn and 31/7/nn+1 it uses 1/8/nn for the date test?

cheers

Phil

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