Multiple Validation Rules

[Theremin_Ohio]

Hello,

I need to input two validation rules for date fields. Here are the specifics:

1. Field1 is called [Purchase_Date]. Any data must be in or after 1959, so the validation rule I entered is >#12/31/1958#.

2. Field2 is called [Labor_Date]. Any data must be not only in or after 1959, but must also be on or after [Purchase_Date] (labor cannot be performed until after payment is received). I initially thought I may need two validation rules, both >#12/31/1958# and [Labor_Date]>=[Purchase_Date].

Is this even close to right? When I typed these codes concurrently into the validation rule box for Field2, I came up with a syntax error. I then tried just the latter rule by itself, knowing that the Purchase_Date used as a comparison in Field2 is already after 12/31/1958. Still came up with a syntax error. Help!

Thank you in advance.

[QAFQUNAM2001]

I THINK YOU ARE OVER COMPLICATING A LITTLE BIT, IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED A VALIDATION RULES THAT PROHIBITS DATES BEFORE 1959 IN THE FIELD [Purchase_Date], THE ONLY THINK YOU NEED IS TO MAKE SURE THAT [Labor_Date]>=[Purchase_Date], WITH THIS VERY SYNTAX, HOWEVER, THE WAY YOU WOULD DO IT IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
([Labor_Date]>=[Purchase_Date])=([Purchase_Date]>#12/31/1958#)
REMEMBER THAT VALIDATION RULES ACT EVALUATING BOOLEAN RESULTS, IF [Labor_Date]>=[Purchase_Date] THEN THE RESULT IS TRUE AND IF [Purchase_Date]>#12/31/1958#, IT ALSO IS TRUE, AND THE COMPARISON TRUE=TRUE IS ALSO TRUE, SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WRITE DATA.