So I'm making a report in Access, I call
=Now() and it only shows the date and not the time. How do I fix this?
I'm using access 2013.
Assuming your report contains a text box where you want to display the current date and time, leave its Control Source property as simply =Now() and use the text box's Format property to display the date and time as you wish.
If none of the available selections offers the exact format you want, you can enter a custom format as in this example:
And this is the same report in Report View:
I have also noticed reports do this. I just change the field to be something like
=Date() & " at " & Time()
It depends on system date setting. Use Format(now(),"general date") in place of now(). Alternatively, you can use format(now(),"dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm ampm") to show date with time in AM/PM form. You can omit "ampm" to show time in 24 hour format.
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Is there a way to take a field(DateRequired for example) and adjust the date being displayed to show differently from the actual date? For example, if the date in DateRequired is 7/20/17, I would like it to display 7/13/17, a week before the actual date.
Yeah, SSRS utilizes VB as a language for custom expressions and code that you create in the report. If you right-click on the object that your date is in (textbox/table cell etc...) and go to the "Expression" wizard, you will be able to modify your date field.
To add or remove a specific amount of time to a date, utilize the DateAdd function.
=DateAdd(DateInterval.Day, -7, CDate(Fields!YourDateColumn.Value))
I have an issue, and believe its simple to resolve but cant work out how.
My table, which has showing both date & time can not be amended because that is how I receive my data.
Ive changed the format in the table design to short date and it shows fine, it hides the time.
I also changed the textbox that displays the date to short date but its still showing both the date and time, why?
Primarily, I have another textbox that I want to calculate the table date + 30, my expression used is:
=[text5]+30
The textbox is displayed blank.
Any help?
It sounds like your date field is linked as text. So convert to Date:
=DateValue([OpenedDate])
and for the +30 date:
=DateAdd("d",30,DateValue([OpenedDate]))
However, there is no way that:
? DateValue(Now() + 30)
can show today's date. It will show 30 days ahead of today.
i'm trying to specify dd/mm/yyyy dateformat for date/time parameter in SSRS 2008 R2.
My computers datetime format is mm-dd-yyyy.
My requirement is, i want to show date format at dd/mm/yyyy irrespective of the system/server date format.
I've already tried CDate(Format(Today,"dd/mm/yyyy")) which didn't work. one very strange thing i observed is, it shows dd/mm/yyyy format only for dates on or before 12-MM-yyyy, and 13 onwards it gives error: Conversion from string '25-04-2014' to type Date is not valid. (Possibly it is trying to map 25(daypart) with MM-dd-yyyy (month part)) which is out of range of total months i.e. 12)
my research on internet says it is a bug in BIDS 2008.
What do i do to display date as dd/mm/yyyy ??
I don't have enough reputation to comment, but I did notice that you failed to put "()" after "Today". If I'm not mistaken you must put Today() for that function to work. Also, you might want to try putting CDate Around the Today() function. You shouldn't need it, but it's worth a shot. Also, for some odd reason, in my experience, you must capitalize MM for format to work correctly.
Like #Aditaya said, it should be =format(Today(),"dd/MM/yyyy")
The expression I usually use is:
=FormatDateTime(Fields!Date.Value, DateFormat.ShortDate)
However, this may be region specific.
Rather than writing an expression to do the formatting, you can also use the Textbox Format Property. But first you need to make sure that the data is in a date format. So use the CDate function on your column like this:
=CDate(Fields!Date.Value)
Then in the textbox properties go to the Number tab. Select Date for the category. Then you can select whichever format you want or use a Custom format. This will change how the column displays when you run the report.
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")
i have a date/time field called MyDate. Originally, its format is mm/dd/yyyy and there is no input mask. The Date Picker is also set. I then added input mask using Short date , changed the default input maks to (99-99-0000;;_) and change the format to mm-dd-yyyy. However, when i switch to DataSheet view , all my dates are changed from mm/dd/yyyy to mm-dd-yyyy (which is the correct behaviour right? ) and when I tried to enter a new date or modify existing date, it says "The value you entered does not match Date/Time data type in this column". Plus, the DatePicker is missing. How can I resolve this. thank you
The date time picker is not available if an input mask is applied to a field: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/add-and-customize-date-and-time-formats-HA010078108.aspx#_Toc272229486
Regarding the error, have you considered using your regional settings in the control panel, which sets the defaukt date display for all (most?) applications?
Dates in Access are stored as numbers, so you can format them however you like, but I suspect the input mask may need to match the regional settings, although I am not certain.