Question

I have a table in date format dd/mm/yyyy in access 2007. Even in regional setting it is UK format – dd/mm/yyyy

But when I write a query to filter records for dates from the table.

I have to write like this #07/01/2012#.

select * from table1
where datecolumn between #07/01/2012# and #07/03/2012#

If I write #01/07/2012# it shows no data.

select * from table1
where datecolumn between #01/07/2012# and #03/07/2012#

But from 13/07/2012, if I write using the format #13/07/2012#, it works fine.

select * from table1
where datecolumn between #13/07/2012# and #14/07/2012#

I have an issue till 1st July to 12th July. I’m not sure where is the problem.

Answer 1

Your dates need to be unambiguous, so year, month, day is usually safest.

select * from table1
where datecolumn between #2012/07/01# and #2012/07/03#

Once the day goes over 12, the date becomes less ambiguous, or unambiguous, if the year is 4 digit, because there is no month 13.