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Migrating dates in different formats

Posted on 2011-03-07

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I have an access database that has a date field formated "mm/dd/yyy" but I'm going to be importing it into a field that is formatted "yyyy/mm/dd".

Will I need to do anything special on the import to ensure the data doesn't get messed up when I import it?

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Question by:gcgcit

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by:JAMcDo

JAMcDo earned 350 total points

ID: 350573262011-03-07

I think that the date format of the target will take care of the change of date format.

J.

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by:MINDSUPERB

MINDSUPERB earned 150 total points

ID: 350574942011-03-07

I go with JAMcDo. The Date format doesn't affect the value of the date so I don't see any issue when you do the import/export.

Sincerely,
Ed

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by:gcgcit

ID: 350580122011-03-07

Giving you both points, more to JAMcDo since he answered first. 2nd opinion always helps though. Thanks experts!

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