Convert Dates in Text Field to Date Field

[JWeaver]

We are using a database that now has over 4000 records in it. When the
database was created (not by me), the majority of the date fields were
created as Text fields. Now, while trying to create a query to select data
from one of these date fields, I have encountered a problem in that the query
selects 2007 dates along with 2008 dates. Is there a way to convert these
Text fields to Date fields without losing the data? The date in one field in
particular is entered as "6/16/08 Mon". Alternatively, is there a way to
write the criteria for this field so that it excludes 2007 dates?

Your help would be appreciated.

 

[Jeff Boyce]

You provided a single example of what's been entered in a single field.

Are you looking for a "blanket" solution? If so, please provide a "blanket"
description (i.e., the variety, with examples).

You might want to take a look at the CDate() function in a query. It might
be able to convert some of your text strings to date equivalents in a query.
Then you could use the date/time value to compare to your selection
criteria.

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP