Date and Time conversion

[gpouliot]

Hi,

I have two fields in my database TRAN_DATE and TIME

My TRAN_DATE is in the following format 20091215 (Text). I would like to format it in the following 12/15/2009?

And my TIME is the following 133502 (Text). I would like to format it in the following 13:35:02 HH:MM:SS

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[alansidman]

Firstly, the word "Time" is a reserved word in Access and may cause you some issues in the future. You may wish to change the field name to avoid any issues. Here is a complete list of reserved words.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/209187

As to the formatting, I think you can use the DateSerial and TimeSerial Formula in a query to manipulate the data. You will have to combine this formula with the Left and Right Formula to get the proper separations.

For information on these formulae and their syntax look at this site.

http://www.techonthenet.com/access/functions/index.php

Alan