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    Khalil Handal is offline Competent Performer
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    Date Calculations in a query

    Hi,



    A table has two date fields DateBorrowed, DateReturned
    I am building a query and need the following:
    1- A calculated field: DueDate = DateBorrowed+ 21 days
    2- A Calculated field: DaysLate = DateReturned - DueDate
    The aim of the criteria is find DaysLate that is greater than 21 days.

    I am struggling with it. Any help is appreciated

    Khalil

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    Hi Khalil

    1- A calculated field: DueDate = DateBorrowed+ 21 days - Use DateAdd in query (Due Date: DateAdd("d",21,[DateBorrowed])
    2- A Calculated field: DaysLate = DateReturned - DueDate - Use DateDiff in query (DaysLate: DateDiff("d",[Datereturned],[DueDate])

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    Note there should not be a space after the Colon

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    Khalil Handal is offline Competent Performer
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    Thanks,
    The first one works well for Due Date. (Due Date: DateAdd("d",21,[DateBorrowed])

    The second one for Days Late does not work if DateReturned is Null or it is not specified yet.

    How can we say: DaysLate = Todays date - DateBorrowed - 21 days ?
    Because DateReturned should be 21 days after DateBorrowed.

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    Hi

    You can use the following to indicate it is Overdue:-

    Due Return:IIf(DateDiff("d",[DateBorrowed],Date())>=21,"Overdue","")

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    Khalil Handal is offline Competent Performer
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    Hi again,

    Due Return:IIf(DateDiff("d",[DateBorrowed],Date())>=21,"Overdue","")

    Your solution works fine and shows all the records with DateReturned Is Null and have value of "overdue" and the rest of the values are "" as expected.

    I tried this one that gives only the "overdue" records.
    Here it is:
    DaysLate: Date()-[DateBorrowed]-21 It is used with criteria >0.

    It works fine.
    Is this the correct way of using it?

    Khalil

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