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Validation of dates

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Validation of dates

how do you set the data up so that you cannot enter a delivery date that is before the order date?

RE: Validation of dates

Hi Julie,

Thank you for your question.

If you go into design view of the table and click into the Validation rule property field.

Type the following: >date() - which means greater than the current date.

Now type the Validation text to explain the rule.

Alternatively you could set up a query and add a calculated field that works out the delivery date.

E.g. DeliveryDate:[OrderDate]+7 - If the delivery date was always 7 days later.

I hope this answers your question.

Regards

Simon


 

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