Examples of manipulating and calculating dates in calculated fields

Examples of manipulating and calculating dates in calculated fields

You enter the expression in the Field cell in the query design grid. The fields you reference in the expression are from the tables or queries in the current query.

Expression Description
LagTime: DateDiff("d", [OrderDate], [ShippedDate]) Uses the DateDiff function to display in the LagTime field the number of days between the order date and ship date.
YearHired: DatePart("yyyy",[HireDate]) Uses the DatePart function to display in the YearHired field the year each employee was hired.
Date( )- 30 Uses the Date function to display the date 30 days prior to the current date.