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If Date is a weekend - make it a weekday

I have an Access form.  The user types in a startdate.  The below is part of the code I use on an afterupdate - - it  looks at the date and calculates a due date if the due date falls on a Saturday I need the due date to be a Friday or if the due date falls on a Sunday I need the due date to be a Sunday.  The date calculates correctly, but if the due date is a Saturday or Sunday it doesn't work with the function I have below.  How do I modify the function to make that happen.

Private Sub LogShowStartDate_AfterUpdate()
    Dim rec As Recordset
    Dim sql As String
   
    sql = "select * from [TblNewChecklist] where showid = " & Me.Show_ID
    Set rec = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(sql)
    Do While Not rec.EOF
        rec.Edit
         
        Select Case rec!number
            Case 1
                rec!DateDue = getWeeksDate(Me.LogShowStartDate, -12)
            Case 2
                rec!DateDue = getWeeksDate(Me.LogShowStartDate, -10)
            Case 3, 4, 5, 12, 14
                rec!DateDue = getWeeksDate(Me.LogShowStartDate, -9)
                             .................


Function getWeeksDate(inDate As Date, inWeeks As Integer) As Date
    getWeeksDate = DateAdd("ww", inWeeks, inDate)
    If day(getWeeksDate) = "Saturday" Then
        getWeeksDate = DateAdd("d", -1, getWeeksDate)
    End If
    If day(getWeeksDate) = "Sunday" Then
        getWeeksDate = DateAdd("d", 1, getWeeksDate)
    End If
End Function
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puppydogbuddy

Try changiing your syntax for the statements shown below and see if it helps.

If Format(day(getWeeksDate) ,"dddd") = "Saturday" Then

If Format(day(getWeeksDate) ,"dddd") = "Sunday" Then
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Sorry, it didn't work.
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Also, you could reduce your main function a litte:

Private Sub LogShowStartDate_AfterUpdate()
    Dim rec As Recordset
    Dim sql As String
    Dim intWeeks As Integer
   
    sql = "select * from [TblNewChecklist] where showid = " & Me.Show_ID
    Set rec = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(sql)
    Do While Not rec.EOF
        Select Case rec!number
            Case 1
                intWeeks = -12
            Case 2
                intWeeks = -10
            Case 3, 4, 5, 12, 14
                intWeeks = -9
        End Select
        If intWeeks <> 0 Then
          rec.Edit
          rec!DateDue = getWeeksDate(Me.LogShowStartDate, -intWeeks)
          rec.Update
        End If

/gustav