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Old December 8th, 2009, 05:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
Marge
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Default date format lost in UNION query

I've merged the results of 2 queries into a UNION query, however I suspect
that one of the fields [Eval Date] has lost it's date format. The reason I
think so is that the field displays as 1/10/06 instead of January 10 as my
formatting in the design view properties instructs (mmmm d). How can I
resolve this? Thanks for any help you can lend.
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Old December 8th, 2009, 06:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
John Spencer
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Default date format lost in UNION query

If you want the date formatted in a certain way in a UNION query then you have
two choices (that I can think of).

One:
Use the FORMAT function in the query to force the desired date into a string
that is formatted the way you want.

SELECT Format([TableName].[Eval Date],"mmmm dd") as [Eval Date]
FROM [TableName]
UNION
SELECT Format([OtherTable].[Other Date],"mmmm dd") as [Eval Date]
FROM [OtherTable]

Two:
Use the existing UNION query as the source table in another query. You should
then be able to set the date format for the field in the source table in this
new query.



John Spencer
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University of Maryland Baltimore County

Marge wrote:
I've merged the results of 2 queries into a UNION query, however I suspect
that one of the fields [Eval Date] has lost it's date format. The reason I
think so is that the field displays as 1/10/06 instead of January 10 as my
formatting in the design view properties instructs (mmmm d). How can I
resolve this? Thanks for any help you can lend.

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Old December 8th, 2009, 06:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
KARL DEWEY
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Default date format lost in UNION query

instead of January 10 as my formatting in the design view properties
instructs (mmmm d).
Design view of what?
Are you not taking the data to a form or report? Format there.

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"Marge" wrote:

I've merged the results of 2 queries into a UNION query, however I suspect
that one of the fields [Eval Date] has lost it's date format. The reason I
think so is that the field displays as 1/10/06 instead of January 10 as my
formatting in the design view properties instructs (mmmm d). How can I
resolve this? Thanks for any help you can lend.

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Old December 8th, 2009, 08:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
Marge
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Default date format lost in UNION query

The design view property for [Eval Date] of each of the queries used to
create the union query is set to format mmmm d. I am not taking the date to
a form or a report; I am creating a make table to add to another query which
will convert to Excel.

"KARL DEWEY" wrote:

instead of January 10 as my formatting in the design view properties

instructs (mmmm d).
Design view of what?
Are you not taking the data to a form or report? Format there.

--
Build a little, test a little.


"Marge" wrote:

I've merged the results of 2 queries into a UNION query, however I suspect
that one of the fields [Eval Date] has lost it's date format. The reason I
think so is that the field displays as 1/10/06 instead of January 10 as my
formatting in the design view properties instructs (mmmm d). How can I
resolve this? Thanks for any help you can lend.

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Old December 8th, 2009, 09:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.queries
Dale Fye
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Default date format lost in UNION query

instead of setting the "format" property of the field in the queries, you
will need to "format" the field directly. Something like:

Select Format([Eval Date], "mmmm d") as EvalDate
FROM yourTable

and will have to do this for both parts of the union query. This will
obviously change this value from a date to a string.

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HTH
Dale



"Marge" wrote:

The design view property for [Eval Date] of each of the queries used to
create the union query is set to format mmmm d. I am not taking the date to
a form or a report; I am creating a make table to add to another query which
will convert to Excel.

"KARL DEWEY" wrote:

instead of January 10 as my formatting in the design view properties

instructs (mmmm d).
Design view of what?
Are you not taking the data to a form or report? Format there.

--
Build a little, test a little.


"Marge" wrote:

I've merged the results of 2 queries into a UNION query, however I suspect
that one of the fields [Eval Date] has lost it's date format. The reason I
think so is that the field displays as 1/10/06 instead of January 10 as my
formatting in the design view properties instructs (mmmm d). How can I
resolve this? Thanks for any help you can lend.

 




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