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Asked: 2026-06-11T03:26:23+00:00

I’m currently porting a Access 2003 app to use a SQL Server 2005 back-end,

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I’m currently porting a Access 2003 app to use a SQL Server 2005 back-end, and I’m having trouble with the datetime representations.

As I understand it, the default Access behavior is to use the datetime format defined on the local machine’s regional settings, as do SQL-Server. Is there a way to force Access to use another default format (other than those available in the “Format” property dropdown list), something like Format = “dd/mm/yyyy”?

My problem is that a good many forms in the app have sub-forms whose data is linked to the parent via relation implying datetime and numeric values (terrible design, I know.)

Now, when retrieving the data, the date will print ok, using a yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss format, but I cannot make new entries, or inserts from the forms as SQL server will complain that the text-data overflowed the capacity for a datetime, or that the engine cannot find the parent record.

I’m using a file-based DSN to connect to the backend.

Thanks for any insight in the matter,
Pascal

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  1. Editorial Team

    Dates are stored in MS Access as numbers. You can set custom formats for controls, such as dd/mm/yyyy, but it nearly always means a deeper problem.

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    More info: http://office.microsoft.com/en-ie/access-help/format-property-date-time-data-type-HA001232739.aspx

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