Remove Time Part from Date/Time in Microsoft Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to automate the removal of the time part from a date-time field using the DateValue function and an update query. Learn how to streamline your Access database by converting imported data, ensuring date-only fields for effective querying and reporting.

Maya from Torrance, California (a Platinum Member) asks: I receive order data in an Excel spreadsheet every day and import it into my Access database. However, all my reports and queries in Access don't work well with the times included in the order dates. I've been manually removing the time part from the dates. Is there a way to automate this process in Access?

Prerequisites

• Import Excel
• DateValue
• Update Queries

Links

• Date Only
• TimeValue

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