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Optional Date Parameter
By Richard Rost   Richard Rost on LinkedIn Email Richard Rost   16 days ago

Optional Date Parameter in Access VBA, Default Today


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In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to create optional date parameters in VBA that default to today's date when not specified by the user. We'll tackle common errors like "constant expression required" and learn a clever method to assign default values, ensuring your functions run smoothly without requiring input dates.

Carson from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (a Platinum Member) asks: Hi, I'm trying to write a function in VBA that requires a date parameter, but I want it to default to today's date if I don't specify one. I tried using the Date() function as the default value, but it doesn't seem to work. I get a "compile error: constant expression required." Is there a way to make this happen? Can you show me how to do it?

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