option explicit
sub date2()
dim db as dao.database
dim mdb_file_name as string
mdb_file_name = "c:\temp\date2.mdb"
kill_file_if_exists(mdb_file_name)
set db = dao.createDatabase(mdb_file_name, dbLangGeneral, 0)
dim table_field as dao.field
dim table_def as dao.tableDef
set table_def = db.createTableDef("table_with_dates_2")
set table_field = table_def.createField("txt", dbText, 42)
table_def.Fields.append table_field
set table_field = table_def.createField("mor", dbText, 42)
table_def.Fields.append table_field
set table_field = table_def.createField("dt" , dbDate)
table_def.Fields.append table_field
db.tableDefs.append table_def
' dim rs as dao.recordSet
' set rs = db.openRecordSet("table_with_dates", dbOpentable)
db.execute("insert into table_with_dates_2(txt, dt) values ('yyyy-mm-dd' , #2009-08-28#)")
db.execute("insert into table_with_dates_2(txt, dt) values ('yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss', #2009-08-28 10:11:12#)")
dim str_now as string
str_now = format(now(), "yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss")
db.execute("insert into table_with_dates_2(txt, mor, dt) values ('now() as string', '" & str_now & "', #" & str_now & "#)")
'" rs.addNew
'" rs("txt") = "now()"
'" rs("dt" ) = now()
'" rs.update
'
' rs.addNew
' rs("txt") = "A year from now"
' rs("dt" ) = dateAdd("yyyy", 1, now())
' rs.update
'
' rs.addNew
' rs("txt") = "Two months from now"
' rs("dt" ) = dateAdd("m", 2, now())
' rs.update
'
' rs.addNew
' rs("txt") = "Three days from now"
' rs("dt" ) = dateAdd("d", 3, now())
' rs.update
'
' rs.addNew
' rs("txt") = "Four hours from now"
' rs("dt" ) = dateAdd("h", 4, now())
' rs.update
'
' rs.addNew
' rs("txt") = "Five minutes from now"
' rs("dt" ) = dateAdd("n", 5, now()) ' n, not m!
' rs.update
'
' rs.addNew
' rs("txt") = "Six seconds from now"
' rs("dt" ) = dateAdd("s", 6, now()) ' n, not m!
' rs.update
' db.execute("update table_with_dates set upd = 'more than 4 days away' where dateDiff('d', now(), dt) > 4")
' set rs = nothing
set db = nothing
end sub
private sub kill_file_if_exists(file_name as string)
dim fso as fileSystemObject
set fso = new fileSystemObject
if fso.fileExists(file_name) then
fso.deletefile(file_name)
end if
end sub