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    Day of the week + the date to display in a table date field MSAccess 2007

    How can I display the day of the week in a table date field alongside the date as: Wednesday, April 13, 2015 ? This feature existed in Access 2003 and after importing this table into Access 2007 last summer, it continued to display in the same format. However, with one of the numerous Office updates I received through Windows update since November, this feature was eliminated, and I don't know how to restore it - I really need to see the day of the week. Can someone please help?

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    How was it formatted in 2003 and now?

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    It was set to "Long date" from the dropdown list.

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    this works for me

    dddd", "mmmm dd", "yyyy

    and returns for example

    Wednesday, January 28, 2015

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    Long Date would never produce the result you say you had in 2003, so I suspect it is not an update is the issue, but someone has changed the format

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    Thanks Ajax. Yes, it works. It's interesting that MS changed the "Long date" format, since I see it on the web that it did exist in 2008, which means MS Access 2007 had it.
    PS. Who could have changed,??? I just remembered how and where it changed. (Windows Regional settings) I'll get back to you. Thanks again.
    PPS. Yes it was set wrong. Now it's OK and apologize for the trouble.

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    ineuw,


    Try
    format(Date,"dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy")
    Saturday, January 23, 2016

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    Just done a deeper dive and found this

    http://www.techonthenet.com/access/f...ate/format.php

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    Long Date Displays date based on your system's long date setting


    So perhaps your system settings for Long Date have changed

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    Previously, in XP setting the "Long date" format was simpler - one had only a single choice. Now, the "Long date" format has two settings - with, or without the day of the week. Selected the wrong one when I set up Windows 7. Also, while I was a Access VBA programmer for years, after retiring a few years ago, I rarely use it - but still enjoy it when I do. And, just proved it now that "if you don't use it, you loose it."

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    Not too far from Ottawa, but far from West Palm Beach. . . . Montreal. :-)

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