How do I extract just the date (not the time) and use the date in a report?

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I have a Form that has a DatePicker type field on it where the user enters the date. The date is then stored in an Access database table. The field in the table is formatted as a short date.

The problem is that when I create a report based on the input from the form, the date and time appears. I want to have just the date to appear in my report without the time element.

How do I extract just the date portion for my report? I believe I need a function to accomplish this. What would the function be, and where do I put the function so that the date in the report excludes the time element?

Posted 10-Apr-15 12:09pm

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Please see: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime.date%28v=vs.110%29.aspx[^].

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Posted 10-Apr-15 12:38pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Thanks for the response. I have read the article that you referenced in your answer to my original post, and I have created the below function to convert a long date to a short date.

But, how do I get the dates to appear in my report as a short date (date only no time portion)? I need each date for each record in the database that appears on the report to appear as a short date in the "mm/dd/yyyy" format. How do I use the below function to convert the dates so they don't have the time portion? There must be something simple that I am overlooking.

Any help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

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Public Function DateShort(ByVal Mydate As Date) As String
       Mydate = Mydate.ToString("d")
       Return Mydate
   End Function

Posted 10-Apr-15 13:52pm

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Member 11561472 · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-10T15:49:00

(I am the original poster of this thread.) I realize now that to get the dates to appear in my report in the short date format (mm/dd/yyyy), all I have to do is right-click the date field in the Report.rdlc design screen and select Placeholder Properties... and then select Number and then select Date, and finally select the date format I want.

After doing all of that, the dates in my report will no longer display the long date and time format, but will display the short date format without the time.

I hope this might help some other newbie that comes up with the same issue.