Using Validation Rules to Set Limits for Data Entry

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will teach you how to use validation rules in to set limits for data entry in various types of fields. We'll look at validation rules for numeric, currency, text, and date field types. We'll see how to use validation text. 

Sample Usage

• <5000
• >=0 AND <=5000
• Between 0 and 5000
• Like "R*"
• <#1972-10-23#
• <=Date()
• <=Date()-30

Recommended Course

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Links

• Wildcard Search and LIKE: https://599cd.com/Like
• ISO Date Format: https://599cd.com/ISO
• Date Math: https://599cd.com/DateMath

Learn More

• Table-Level Validation Rules allow you to look at multiple fields in the table for your rules.

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