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MS ACCESS: Show records that display only current month and previous two months

Hello Team

Can you please advise on the following.

I have an MS Access query which contains the following fields:

GroupID, GroupName, StartDate, EndDate, CompleteDate. Fields are pulled from a table called tblGroupBusiness.

What is required is to create a parameter of within the query which will display only three months at one time. For example:

As we are currently in the month of March, the query would only display records that have a CompleteDate from 01/01/19 through to 31/03/19. Once we move into the month of April, all records that have a CompleteDate within the month of Jan will be hidden and the recordset would then only display all records from Feb to the end of April.

As this result can be achieved using various methods, e.g., SQL, VBA, Access functions directly into the Criteria line etc, I am happy to receive suggestions in a varied way.

Thank you in advance.

Dale

Paul Cook-Giles

Use the DateSerial function to calculate the first day of the month that was two months ago: DateSerial(Year(Date()), Month(Date())-2, 1), and the last day of the current month: DateSerial(Year(Date()), Month(Date())+1, 0).

You'll need to concatenate the date delimiter # with the functions:

where CompleteDate between #" & DateSerial(Year(Date()), Month(Date())-2, 1) & "# and #" DateSerial(Year(Date()), Month(Date())+1, 0) & "#".

I note that you're using (what I think is the) European date format (31/03/19) where an American would say 3/31/19. I don't think that will affect the way DateSerial works, but definitely test and let us know. :)

Dale James

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Hello Paul

Thank you for your response and for providing the above syntax.

Yes you correct, I am using the Euro date format within this particular query.

Will apply this to the query and let you know how I get on.

Thanks again.

Dale

John Tsioumpris

SELECT GroupID, GroupName, StartDate, EndDate, CompleteDate FROM tblGroupBusiness WHERE Month(CompleteDate) between Month(DateAdd("m",-2,date())) AND Month(Date)

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Gustav Brock

It is as simple as this - which uses true Date values not sensitive to localised formats:

where CompleteDate between DateSerial(Year(Date()), Month(Date())-2, 1) and DateSerial(Year(Date()), Month(Date())+1, 0)"

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Ryan Chong

for John's suggestion above, we need to consider the Year comparison as well, in the case we don't expect to keep one year of data only : )

in addition, we need to know if data field: CompleteDate do keep the time as well? if yes, the where clause need to be adjusted accordingly.

John Tsioumpris

Good catch Ryan..
SELECT GroupID, GroupName, StartDate, EndDate, CompleteDate FROM tblGroupBusiness WHERE (Month(CompleteDate) BETWEEN Month(DateAdd("m",-2,date()))) AND Year(CompleteDate) BETWEEN Year(DateAdd("m",-2,date())) AND Year(Date))

Dale James

ASKER

Hello Folks....

just want to thank everyone for their response to my original question and to confirm that all worked perfectly.

Thanks again.

Sincerely

Dale

Gustav Brock

You are welcome!
Then please mark as answered.

Have a nice weekend.

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Dale James

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Hello John

Thank you so much for your extended post...very much appreciated!!

I placed this one in to the query and it worked perfectly.

Thank you once again.

Sincerely

Dale

Dale James

ASKER

Once again....thank you to all of you for the time and effort provided to answer my initial question.

Sincerely

Dale