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when I try to use cdate(opened_at) or cdate([opened_at]) i get an error message in the results. #Error
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when I try to use cdate(opened_at) or cdate([opened_at]) i get an error message in the results. #Error

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Look again at Rey's suggestion. You have to get rid of the &quot;EST&quot; part of the string in order to have something Access will recognize as a valid date/time value.
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Look again at Rey's suggestion. You have to get rid of the "EST" part of the string in order to have something Access will recognize as a valid date/time value.

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my mistake, that was it. &nbsp;thx for catching that
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my mistake, that was it.  thx for catching that

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You are welcome!<br />
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/gustav
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i meant to split the points assignment. &nbsp;can this be done now?
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i meant to split the points assignment.  can this be done now?

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Yes. Call for attention.<br />
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/gustav
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I am querying a linked table in MS Access and the field values are all text. &nbsp;I want to do a calculation to determine the time difference between now() and opened_at. &nbsp;The opened_at field has a value of 01-26-15 3:15 PM EST in text format. &nbsp;How can i convert this to date so the calculation can be made?
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I am querying a linked table in MS Access and the field values are all text.  I want to do a calculation to determine the time difference between now() and opened_at.  The opened_at field has a value of 01-26-15 3:15 PM EST in text format.  How can i convert this to date so the calculation can be made?

convert short text to date value

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