Adding Parameter to DateDiff Function - ms-access

Not sure I am going at this the best way, I would like to make the last parameter of the DateDiff formula something the user enters. I get the parameter popup, but when I enter the desired date in the popup I get an error (screen shot of error is below):
Interest Days: DateDiff("d",Nz([Loan]![SetupDate],DateAdd("m",-1,[Loan]![CreationDate])),Format([Enter the date you wish to pull from],"mm/dd/yyyy")+1)
I have tried putting a # in the parameter popup and I also tried not putting the parameter in a Format, like this but it results in the same error:
Interest Days: DateDiff("d",Nz([Loan]![SetupDate],DateAdd("m",-1,[Loan]![CreationDate])),[Enter the date you wish to pull from]+1)
Error Message

First, specify the Parameter as DateTime:
[Enter the date you wish to pull from]
Next, use it as a date:
Interest Days: DateDiff("d",Nz([Loan]![SetupDate],DateAdd("m",-1,[Loan]![CreationDate])),[Enter the date you wish to pull from])+1

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Access parameter query with optional second parmeter

I have an ACCESS database that has a table with date as one of the fields. I can create a form that allows the user to enter a start date and end date and then use those in a query to filter the date for only records between those dates. But I would like to make the end date optional so if the user would only enter the start date the query would return on records greater than that date. I am trying to do this with one query and without getting into VBA but not sure if this can be done.
I tried something like this but it did not work...I got error message saying the syntax was not correct or I got no results at all.
In the date field criteria I tried
IIF(isNull([Forms]![frmdateselect]![enddate]),
(>=DateValue([Forms]![frmdateselect]![startdate])),
((>=DateValue([Forms]![frmdateselect]![startdate])) AND
(<=DateValue([Forms]![frmdateselect]![enddate]))))
Any help would be great
Have you tried replacing the IsNUll with the Nz function?
IIF(Nz([Forms]![frmdateselect]![enddate]),0),
([Forms]![frmdateselect]! [enddate]),
(>=DateValue([Forms]![frmdateselect]![startdate])),
((>=DateValue([Forms]![frmdateselect]![startdate])) AND
(<=DateValue([Forms]![frmdateselect]![enddate]))))

Converting user-typed dates from date picker

I have a report that uses date params (so have to be datetime in SSRS, which sucks to start with). When the user enters a date such as "5/1" it creates a DateTimeOffset data type and I can't find anyway to cast it to anything else, format it, or concatenate in a text box. I tried casting to a date to a string, etc. All I get is:
Conversion from type 'DateTimeOffset' to type 'String' is not valid. ('String' is replaced by anything I try to cast it to)
Surely there must be a way to have a text box show "From 5/1/2013 to 5/31/2013" when the user types "5/1" and "5/31" in the date field? Does Microsoft really think computer-literate people want to pick up the mouse to use their date picker instead of using tab?
Try the following expression:
="From " & Format(Parameters!Param1.Value.DateTime, "M/d/yyyy") & " to ..... etc"
To test this expression I've created a fresh report, added a DateTime parameter, and entered "5/1" in the textbox, hit enter. The report comes up with the following textbox:
From 1/5/2013 to ..... etc
For my locale, this is correct, because when entering DateTime values days are assumed to come before months. When the report is viewed the textbox will also update and show:
5-1-2013 0:00:00 +01:00
From this you should be able to extrapolate and use it for a second parameter as well, extending the expression to show the exact string you need in your report.
The Parameters!Param1.Value.DateTime helped when the user omits the year, but it broke down when the user decides to include the year. I couldn't get it to work under both conditions.
Try this.
Include the date parameter value as a field in your resultset. Your SQL might look like:
SELECT field1, field2, Convert(date, #FromDate) [FromDate_param] FROM table
Then you can create an expression in SSRS like:
="From " & Format(First(Fields!FromDate_param.Value), "M/d/yy")

Access Report - Show Week Ending Date

I have an Access 2000 report based on a query like this
SELECT
...
FROM Clients AS wc INNER JOIN ...
WHERE ((wo.OfferStatusID)=3) AND
((DatePart("ww",[wo.StatusTimeStamp]))=DatePart("ww",[Enter Week End Date]))
AND ((Year([wo.StatusTimeStamp]))=Year(Date())));
The where clause allows you to enter the 'Week End Date' and it finds all of the records for the Sunday-Saturday week that contains the end date.
My problem is I need to include the Saturday end date on the report so that the header reads '... for week ending 5/9/09' and I can't figure out how to get that date without the query asking me for it a second time.
Is there a way to force Access to return the parameter entered as another field in the results, or another way to get that week ending date?
Continuing to poke around in the query designer I discovered that I could add this to the SELECT clause and get the value entered added to each row:
[Enter Week End Date] AS WeekEndDate
This works, but I am still open to other suggestions.
You could stack two queries (make one the source of the other). This would be pretty MS Access'y. However, if you have it working now, I'd stick with what you have. It's probably cleaner.
Another approach is to use a form to grab the query params first, and reference the form control in the query. For instance, with your example, create a form called frmGetDateParam, and add a textbox called txtDate. Change the format to a date, perhaps add some validation, doesn't matter. Add a command button to the form which opens up the report. Then, change your query to look like this :-
SELECT
...
FROM Clients AS wc INNER JOIN ...
WHERE ((wo.OfferStatusID)=3) AND
((DatePart("ww",[wo.StatusTimeStamp]))=DatePart("ww",Forms!frmGetDateParam!txtDate))
AND ((Year([Forms!frmGetDateParam!txtDate]))=Year(Date())));
You can also reference Forms!frmGetDateParam!txtDate as a field on your report.
The only downside to this approach is that if you try to open the query/report without the parameter form being open, then the query will still prompt you for the date value.