I'd like to create my own Date / Time format. The Excel Equivalent is
MMM-YYYY (Mar-2010).

How can I change/create a new date format that will be displayed MMM-YYYY?

I want to be able to query this table and run criteria based on the date.

Thanks.

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You can create a custom display format for date that looks like "MMM-YYYY"
.... but if your underlying data is a date/time field, you will still be
storing a date/time value.

Mar-2010 is not a date.

If you are trying to create a query that requires selection criteria in that
format, why? Is there a reason not to just search for a date in March,
2010?

And how are you looking to collect that selection criterion for your query?

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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"WSR" <wsr-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'd like to create my own Date / Time format. The Excel Equivalent is
> MMM-YYYY (Mar-2010).
>
> How can I change/create a new date format that will be displayed MMM-YYYY?
>
> I want to be able to query this table and run criteria based on the date.
>
> Thanks.
>
> (B^>)-]=[
>

Jeff:

Thanks for the reply. I used your advice and it works fine.

What I was doing was reformatting a column to date time and wanted just the
MMM-YYYY to display rather than the exact date.

Your solution works fine. Now I'm able to query things like ">12/31/2008"

Thanks.

Bill


"Jeff Boyce" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You can create a custom display format for date that looks like "MMM-YYYY"
> ... but if your underlying data is a date/time field, you will still be
> storing a date/time value.
>
> Mar-2010 is not a date.
>
> If you are trying to create a query that requires selection criteria in
> that format, why? Is there a reason not to just search for a date in
> March, 2010?
>
> And how are you looking to collect that selection criterion for your
> query?
>
> Regards
>
> Jeff Boyce
> Microsoft Access MVP
>
> --
> Disclaimer: This author may have received products and services mentioned
> in this post. Mention and/or description of a product or service herein
> does not constitute endorsement thereof.
>
> Any code or pseudocode included in this post is offered "as is", with no
> guarantee as to suitability.
>
> You can thank the FTC of the USA for making this disclaimer
> possible/necessary.
>
> "WSR" <wsr-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'd like to create my own Date / Time format. The Excel Equivalent is
>> MMM-YYYY (Mar-2010).
>>
>> How can I change/create a new date format that will be displayed
>> MMM-YYYY?
>>
>> I want to be able to query this table and run criteria based on the date.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> (B^>)-]=[
>>
>
>