Hi!
Thanks for all help, discussions and points of view.
Based on this, I ended up with the following solution:
Table: 4 Date/time fields.
1: Start date
2: Start time
3: End date
4: End time
Query:
In addition to the 4 above, and my old fields I added 3 new fields.
1: Start date and Start time - merged
2: End date and End time - merged
Now I have both date and time accessible for calculation
3: Elapsed time with the following code: =24*([End Time]-[Start Time]), based on the merged fields.
Form:
Start date and End date have no tabs, Date now is set as standard value, and I have set an input mask.
This means I don't have to bother about punching dates, in 99.99% of the occations. But I can still access the date fields, and punch in the actual date/s with just four digits each, if necessary.
Starting a new record, tabs takes me directly to Start time, then to End time. With an input mask here too; Punch 4 digits - tab - and 4 digits again, and I am done!!
The calculations are made directly, with no fuzz, and it handles passing midnight.
Thanks to all of You, and I wish You all a Merry Christmas!
Børge - Norway