Input box on query

Hi

I'm trying to get a query to handle a input box like so:

Code:

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'input box for w/c

inputdate = InputBox(Prompt:="Enter Mondays date", Title:="date Input")


   
   
'SET DB AND FIELDS

Set db = CurrentDb
   
'Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM tbl_Schedule WHERE (((tbl_Schedule.Date)='& inputdate &'))")

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I notice that the query works in this format:

Code:

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Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM chaseupEmail WHERE (((chaseupEmail.Date)=#14-may-12#))")

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But when I enter the date 14-may-12 in the input box, the query does not recognise the date.

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Matt

Quote:

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But when I enter the date 14-may-12 in the input box, the query does not recognise the date.

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you would need to validate the date and make sure it is the correct format for the database
access must be mm/dd/yyyy, regardless of your locale
also as you can see dates should be enclose in # rather than '
so your query should look like

vb Code:

rs = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM tbl_Schedule WHERE (((tbl_Schedule.Date)=#" & inputdate & "#))")

It WOULD recognize it if you put # delimiters around it.... right now your query looks like this:
WHERE (((tbl_Schedule.Date)='& inputdate &'))")

Actually there's two things wrong... first no date delimiters (#) and secondly since you used single tick marks, you inserted the string literal & inputdate & into your query... it should look like this:


WHERE (((tbl_Schedule.Date)=#" & inputdate & "#))")


-tg

you my friend, are a hero

thank you very much

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-tg