Re: RE: [MS_AccessPros] Format and trim question in a query

 

Jim,

I would choose maybe neither if the [Date] is a datetime data type. It looks like this query simply strips any time portion off the [Date] field which can better be performed with:

UPDATE laborhours SET laborhours.[Date] = DateValue([Date]); 

However, both queries treat [Date] as a text field which is beyond ironic. I do realize someone else created this.

Regards,

Duane

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From: MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com> on behalf of Jim Wagner luvmymelody@yahoo.com [MS_Access_Professionals] <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 2:08 PM
To: Liz Ravenwood liz_ravenwood@beaerospace.com [MS_Access_Professionals]
Subject: Re: RE: [MS_AccessPros] Format and trim question in a query

 

Thanks,

My Boss retired and I cannot ask her what she was trying to accomplish.

Jim Wagner

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On ‎Wednesday‎, ‎October‎ ‎18‎, ‎2017‎ ‎11‎:‎37‎:‎23‎ ‎AM, Liz Ravenwood liz_ravenwood@beaerospace.com [MS_Access_Professionals] <MS_Access_Professionals@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I vote you take off the "left" one and see if anyone bawls.

;-) They look like the same to me.

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Subject: [MS_AccessPros] Format and trim question in a query





Hello all,



I am working on a database someone else built. there is a macro that runs a series of queries and then opens a report. But there are 2 queries that seem to be redundant.



The macro runs an import for an excel file into the database. But the next 2 queries do the following.



are these not the same thing????



In the excel it looks like this
2017-09-25 00:00:00.0






qry_TrimDateFieldExemptHrs

SQL

UPDATE laborhours SET laborhours.[Date] = Left([Date],10);





qry_FormatDateExemptHrs

SQL

UPDATE laborhours SET laborhours.[Date] = Format([Date],"mm/dd/yyyy");



Thank You

Jim Wagner








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