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Automatic date
I need to add a field that is the current date to a table, but the date needs
to be updated automatically to always equal the current date. In Excel, this was easily done with the "TODAY" function, but this isn't working in Access. When I use "Date()", it returns the date that the record was created, but does not update to the current date as time passes. In other words, if it was created on 4/22/10, when I open the table on 4/28/10, I need that field to read 4/28/10, even though it was created on an earlier date. I hope this makes sense. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks! |
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Firstly, you should not ever be working directly in your tables, but rather
through a form. Once you have a form setup you could add a current event to your form to automatically update your control value. Me.ControlName = Date() -- Hope this helps, Daniel Pineault http://www.cardaconsultants.com/ For Access Tips and Examples: http://www.devhut.net Please rate this post using the vote buttons if it was helpful. "janelgirl" wrote: I need to add a field that is the current date to a table, but the date needs to be updated automatically to always equal the current date. In Excel, this was easily done with the "TODAY" function, but this isn't working in Access. When I use "Date()", it returns the date that the record was created, but does not update to the current date as time passes. In other words, if it was created on 4/22/10, when I open the table on 4/28/10, I need that field to read 4/28/10, even though it was created on an earlier date. I hope this makes sense. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks! |
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:37:01 -0700, janelgirl
wrote: I need to add a field that is the current date to a table, but the date needs to be updated automatically to always equal the current date. In Excel, this was easily done with the "TODAY" function, but this isn't working in Access. When I use "Date()", it returns the date that the record was created, but does not update to the current date as time passes. In other words, if it was created on 4/22/10, when I open the table on 4/28/10, I need that field to read 4/28/10, even though it was created on an earlier date. I hope this makes sense. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks! A table should contain only real, static data. You can display today's date in a Query, or in the control source of a textbox on a Form or Report, using the Date() function. You cannot do so (and should not do so, because no such field should exist!) in a Table. -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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Thanks for the help! On a side note, why should I not work directly in my
tables? I am new at this, so I don't want to do anything that would create issues down the road. Thanks - janelgirl "Daniel Pineault" wrote: Firstly, you should not ever be working directly in your tables, but rather through a form. Once you have a form setup you could add a current event to your form to automatically update your control value. Me.ControlName = Date() -- Hope this helps, Daniel Pineault http://www.cardaconsultants.com/ For Access Tips and Examples: http://www.devhut.net Please rate this post using the vote buttons if it was helpful. |
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This really helped - Now I see what you mean by not having data in your
tables that changes. That clears up a lot of things for me. :-) "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:37:01 -0700, janelgirl wrote: A table should contain only real, static data. You can display today's date in a Query, or in the control source of a textbox on a Form or Report, using the Date() function. You cannot do so (and should not do so, because no such field should exist!) in a Table. -- John W. Vinson [MVP] . |
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