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MS Access - String to Date Conversion (Part II)
Posted on 2012-12-26
To whom it may concern,
Referrencing the attached file, I have been able to succesfully convert a string with the format ddmmyyyy to a date with the format mm/dd/yyyy, using the formula below. In the attached file, this is shown by converting the value in the Start Date field to the value in the New Start Date field. My sticking point, however, is the last cell of the column whereby I need to convert a value of mmddyyyy - mmddyyyy to a value of mm/dd/yyyy - mm/dd/yyyy. What formula can I use to accommodate the entire column?
I think this is a tough one, so any insight is extremely appreciated.
-Maroulator
IIf([Start Date]="No Existing Value","No Existing Value",Format(DateSerial(R
Example.xlsx
Referrencing the attached file, I have been able to succesfully convert a string with the format ddmmyyyy to a date with the format mm/dd/yyyy, using the formula below. In the attached file, this is shown by converting the value in the Start Date field to the value in the New Start Date field. My sticking point, however, is the last cell of the column whereby I need to convert a value of mmddyyyy - mmddyyyy to a value of mm/dd/yyyy - mm/dd/yyyy. What formula can I use to accommodate the entire column?
I think this is a tough one, so any insight is extremely appreciated.
-Maroulator
IIf([Start Date]="No Existing Value","No Existing Value",Format(DateSerial(R
Example.xlsx
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What version of Access?
Are you wanting to display this data in a form/continuous form or to update data?
What version of Access?
Are you wanting to display this data in a form/continuous form or to update data?
IIf(InStr([start date],"-")>0,Format(DateSe
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IIf(InStr([start date],"-")>0,Format(DateSe
IIf(InStr([start date],"-")>0,Format(DateSe
Dodsworth,
To answer your question, it's MS Access 2010 and I am looking to eventually display the data in a continuous form.
To answer your question, it's MS Access 2010 and I am looking to eventually display the data in a continuous form.
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Why are you storing these values as strings in the first place? These are dates, store them that way and you will not have to deal with converting them, and it will be much easier to perform aggregations based upon the dates.
Then, if you want to display "No Existing Value" instead of a date, you can do that using a query and the NZ function: NZ([DateField], "No Existing Value")
I have a great little function (fnDateRange) which accepts two dates and returns a string that looks similar to your concatenated data above.
Public Function fnDateRange(StartDate As Variant, EndDate As Variant) As String
'Make sure the date values are valid
If IsNullOrBlank(StartDate) And IsNullOrBlank(EndDate) Then
fnDateRange = ""
Exit Function
ElseIf IsNull(StartDate) = False And IsNull(EndDate) Then
EndDate = StartDate
ElseIf IsNull(StartDate) And IsNull(EndDate) = False Then
StartDate = EndDate
End If
If DateValue(StartDate) = DateValue(EndDate) Then
fnDateRange = Format(StartDate, "d mmm yy")
ElseIf (Month(StartDate) = Month(EndDate)) And _
(Year(StartDate) = Year(EndDate)) Then
fnDateRange = Day(StartDate) & "-" & Day(EndDate) & " " _
& Format(StartDate, "mmm yy")
ElseIf (Month(StartDate) <> Month(EndDate)) And _
(Year(StartDate) = Year(EndDate)) Then
fnDateRange = Format(StartDate, "d mmm") & " - " _
& Format(EndDate, "d mmm yy")
Else
fnDateRange = Format(StartDate, "d mmm yy") & " - " _
& Format(EndDate, "d mmm yy")
End If
End Function
Then, if you want to display "No Existing Value" instead of a date, you can do that using a query and the NZ function: NZ([DateField], "No Existing Value")
I have a great little function (fnDateRange) which accepts two dates and returns a string that looks similar to your concatenated data above.
Public Function fnDateRange(StartDate As Variant, EndDate As Variant) As String
'Make sure the date values are valid
If IsNullOrBlank(StartDate) And IsNullOrBlank(EndDate) Then
fnDateRange = ""
Exit Function
ElseIf IsNull(StartDate) = False And IsNull(EndDate) Then
EndDate = StartDate
ElseIf IsNull(StartDate) And IsNull(EndDate) = False Then
StartDate = EndDate
End If
If DateValue(StartDate) = DateValue(EndDate) Then
fnDateRange = Format(StartDate, "d mmm yy")
ElseIf (Month(StartDate) = Month(EndDate)) And _
(Year(StartDate) = Year(EndDate)) Then
fnDateRange = Day(StartDate) & "-" & Day(EndDate) & " " _
& Format(StartDate, "mmm yy")
ElseIf (Month(StartDate) <> Month(EndDate)) And _
(Year(StartDate) = Year(EndDate)) Then
fnDateRange = Format(StartDate, "d mmm") & " - " _
& Format(EndDate, "d mmm yy")
Else
fnDateRange = Format(StartDate, "d mmm yy") & " - " _
& Format(EndDate, "d mmm yy")
End If
End Function
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