Date validation

Hi

can anyone tell me how to validate a date. I want the user to enter the date in the format 01/01/05 as opposed to 01.01.05 or 01-01-05. Alternatively can I set the text box to display the "/" in the appropriate position.

thanks
Anne

3 ways
1) use the msforms 2.0 controls (i think thats it) it allows an input mask on the textbox

2) limit what they can type in the textbox (using keypress)
this lets them type numbers, /, or backspace

VB Code:

Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
If IsNumeric(Chr(KeyAscii)) = False And KeyAscii <> 47 And KeyAscii <> 8 Then
    KeyAscii = 0
End If
End Sub

3) do a replace()

VB Code:

Private Sub Text1_Validate(Cancel As Boolean)
Text1 = Replace(Text1, ".", "/")
Text1 = Replace(Text1, "-", "/")
Text1 = Replace(Text1, "\", "/")
End Sub

Hi Anne,
Why don't you use DTPicker control?. It will do all the date validations. It is very easy to use.

senthil

as a side note: use of msforms 2 or DTpicker will require you to include the control with your app

but let me correct my earlier post:
4 ways lol good thinking senthil

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Originally Posted by annemccallum

Hi
can anyone tell me how to validate a date. I want the user to enter the date in the format 01/01/05 as opposed to 01.01.05 or 01-01-05. Alternatively can I set the text box to display the "/" in the appropriate position.

thanks
Anne

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Try this:

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
On Error GoTo Text1_KeyPress_Error
 
    If (KeyAscii = 45) Or (KeyAscii = 46) Or (KeyAscii = 92) Then
                '45 = -
                '46 = .
                '92 = \
                
        KeyAscii = 47 ' /
    ElseIf (KeyAscii < 48 Or KeyAscii > 57) And KeyAscii <> 8 Then ' Allows only Numbers
        KeyAscii = 0
    End If
 
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Sub
 
Text1_KeyPress_Error:
 
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ") in procedure Text1_KeyPress of " & Me.Name
End Sub
 
Private Sub Text1_LostFocus()
On Error GoTo Text1_LostFocus_Error
Dim strDateText As String
 
    strDateText = Me.Text1.Text
    
    If strDateText & "" = "" Then ' Check for a Null, or Empty String Values
        Exit Sub
    Else
        strDateText = FormatDate(strDateText)
        
            If strDateText = "Invalid Entry" Then
               'Display Error in Messagebox
                MsgBox "You Have entered an invalid date (" & Me.Text1.Text & ") , Please re-enter", vbInformation, "Invalid Date"
                Me.Text1.Text = "" ' Clears textbox
                Me.Text1.SetFocus  'Sets thje focus back to the textbox
            Else
                Me.Text1.Text = strDateText
            End If
    End If
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Sub
 
Text1_LostFocus_Error:
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ") in procedure Text1_LostFocus of " & Me.Name
End Sub
 
Private Function FormatDate(strDate As String) As String
On Error GoTo FormatDate_Error
Dim strDateText As String
 
    If IsDate(strDate) Then ' Checks if strDate contain a valid date,
                            'if so formats it MM/DD/YYYY
                            
        FormatDate = Format(strDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")
        Exit Function
    Else
        If IsNumeric(strDate) Then
            Select Case Len(strDate)
                Case 6 'Checks if numbers were in the following format: 123102
                    strDateText = Left(strDate, 2) & "/"
                    strDateText = strDateText & Mid(strDate, 3, 2) & "/"
                    strDateText = strDateText & Mid(strDate, 5, 2)
                Case 8  'Checks if numbers were in the following format: 12312002
                    strDateText = Left(strDate, 2) & "/"
                    strDateText = strDateText & Mid(strDate, 3, 2) & "/"
                    strDateText = strDateText & Mid(strDate, 5, 4)
                Case Else 'If it isn't in one of the above formats return an invalid entry entry
                    strDateText = "Invalid Entry"
            End Select
        
        Else
            strDateText = "Invalid Entry"
        End If
        
            If IsDate(strDateText) Then 'Checks to make sure dates like
                                        '88/65/2002 are not returned
                FormatDate = Format(strDateText, "mm/dd/yyyy")
            Else
                FormatDate = "Invalid Entry"
            End If
    End If
 
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Function
 
FormatDate_Error:
 
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ") in procedure FormatDate of " & Me.Name
End Function

or if you only want the user to enter numbers only, change the Text1_KeyPress Event to:

VB Code:

Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
On Error GoTo Text1_KeyPress_Error
 
    If (KeyAscii < 48 Or KeyAscii > 57) And KeyAscii <> 8 Then ' Allows only Numbers
        KeyAscii = 0
    End If
 
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Sub
 
Text1_KeyPress_Error:
 
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ") in procedure Text1_KeyPress of " & Me.Name
End Sub

I hope this is want you were looking for.

Hi
I did the following things, but i am gettign this weird error.
In my SQL database my date column datatype is datetime.
If in the form I dont add any values for the date label. I get a value as 1900-01-01 00:00:00.000

HOw do i not get the above values
Should I change the datatype in the database...

Please help