Hi Im working in the UK creating a MS Access application. I have a textfield which will take in the date of something based on this format: MM/DD/YYYY.
However as I'm in the UK it uses the Short Date format of DD/MM/YYYY. How do I ensure it uses MM/DD/YYYY? Will it do this automatically if the application is opened in the states? Or do I have to provide an Input Mask and some VB code to sort it?
Thanks
Sorted it - if you create a textfield and then change its format to MM/DD/YYYY - this will change whatever you enter into the American format - so for example you entered the UK format (DD/MM/YYYY) as 12/03/2012 this would change to 3/12/2012.
This solved my problem but others may arise if you wished to compare two date values or something. Hope this helps...
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I set the date/time format and Input Mask in a field to display/input a 24 hour format Dec-28-2006 # 12:12 but when I edit the field with an existing date it reverts back to Dec/28/2006 12:12:00 PM.
Format is set to "mmm-dd-yyyy # hh:nn
Input Mask is set to ">L
I need to keep the field in this mode (Dec-28-2006 # 12:12) when editing an existing date/time. Is this possible?
That is by design, and it takes a lot to make it behave differently.
You may get some inspiration from my two articles and their demo applications:
Entering ISO formatted date with input mask and full validation in Microsoft Access
Entering 24-hour time with input mask and full validation in Microsoft Access
If you don't have an account, browse for the link: Read the full article.
Too much code to post here, but code is also on GitHub: VBA.DateEntry and VBA.TimeEntry.
I have this column in excel in general cell format that contains the date in the following format. eg "18-05-2013" which is "DD-MM-YYYY".
In access, it somehow comes out automatically in this format "##/##/****".
Where ## and ## they sometime treat it as day, sometimes treat it as the month.
Somehow it is messed up. What is the way to format given my situation?
The format I want it to be is "DD/MM/YYYY" in access
A quick use of the replace function solved it!
Hiring Date: Replace([Hire Date],"-","/")
I want to show the Purchase_Date in dd/mm/yy format . I already set the Format in form properties as dd/mm/yy
When i select a cell in database view it shows the date in dd/mm/yy but it still shows the date in mm/dd/yy otherwise
I need 05/02/14 to show as 02/05/14 at all times
This is by design. When the control gets focus, it will revert to the default format as to the settings in Windows.
A workaround can be to use three concatenated textboxes, but it requires some code to operate nicely.
You have to go to the Region and Language in the Control Panel and choose "English (Autralia)" as the format in the formats tab. Then change the short date format from the option below as you require. The format you want is available there.
Edit:
A better way to do it is to apply your own format. In the Format property of the properties of the Date/Time field, you can type in the format you want using placeholders and separators.
Hope this solves your problem.
I have an ssrs chat, I want to bind time valeus to y axis.
Data comes in "2013-11-21 16:07:31.000" format
I need 16:07 value as time. but no function give me that.
when I use cdate, and then Format it does not work . HHmm returns me an inteeger 1607 bur HH:mm doesnt work.
please help I am about to go crazy!
Try leaving your value, or setting up a calculated field that just uses =CDate(Fields!AverageTime.Value) or =DateTime.Parse(Fields!AverageTime.Value)
Then, I assume you use that date field as a category on your graph. Set the format on the X axis to HH:mm as shown below. Let the graph handle the display using format strings, don't use the Format function.
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.