In Access 2013, How can I get current Date to appear on a form in a variable that I could use both for reference for date calculations?

Dim dDate as Date
dDate = Now()

mx

OR

Dim dDate as Date
dDate = Date()

for just the Date w/o Time

Or, for a direct display in a textbox, use this expression:

=Date()

/gustav

Would have posted that, but OP said 'variable' ... but good for OP to know anyway :-)

Yes. It was to have "appear" covered ... variables normally don't step forward.

/gustav

I tried the simple one,  "=Date()" and got the error posted when I put it in the field in design mode. It came when I changed to Form mode. Am I not doing it right?
Error-by-date.docx