by James Wilson (2 Submissions)
Category: Databases/Data Access/DAO/ADO
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
(4 Votes)
Dates in SQl queries often cause problems, as the date must be in the ANSI format whereas dates brought back can be in a different local format. This function simply returns the date in the required format and save having to type Format(DateString, "mm/dd/yy") every time.
Inputs
The date to be processed as type DATE.
Assumes
Example SQl Query-
SQL = "SELECT * from tblTest"
SQL = SQL & " WHERE StartDate = #" & SQLDate(DateToConvert) & "#
Code Returns
A STRING containing the date formatted to the correct criteria.
API Declarations
VBcodersPublic Function SQLDate(ConvertDate As Date) As String
SQLDate = Format(ConvertDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")
End Function
