Date field problem

[Javelin]

Can someone please advise,

Basically I have created a risk database with one particular form collecting all the information of a user relating to a mitigation plan. On this form are two date fields - (1) Date Started - the date when the mitigation plan will begin (2) Date Complete - the date when the mitigation is expected to finish.

My problem is that the user can put a finish date into the Date Complete field which is earlier than what is entered into the Date Started field - How can I ensure that after the Date Started field had been filled in that the the Date complete is greater than the Date started field.

Also - How do I ensure that the user specifies a genuine date - i.e. 11/02/04 - instead of being able to put 11/22/44.

A big thankyou in advance.

Jav

 

[IMO]

In the Before Update event of the "EndDate" field...

Private Sub txtEndDate_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
    
    If Me.txtStartDate > Me.txtEndDate Then
        MsgBox "The Expected finish Date Can't be earlier  than the Start Date"
        DoCmd.CancelEvent
    End If
    
End Sub

IMO

 

[Javelin]

Thanks IMO that worked !!

 

[IMO]

Also - How do I ensure that the user specifies a genuine date - i.e. 11/02/04 - instead of being able to put 11/22/44.

Sorry, forgot this bit, make sure you set the "Format" for each Date field to "Short Date" that way it's not possible to enter anything but a correct Date.

IMO

 

[claydos]

dates

you can also use a validation rule which will on let them enter a date such as 09/05/44 or even 09/05/1944 if you would like. Another cool feature is if you want to use the date of that exact day you can also use date()