MS Access: CDate Function

In Microsoft Access, the CDate function converts a value to a date.

Syntax

The syntax for the CDate function is:

CDate( expression )

expression is the value to convert to a date.

Applies To

• Access 2013, Access 2010, Access 2007, Access 2003, Access XP, Access 2000

VBA Code

The CDate function can be used in VBA code. For example:

Dim LstrDate As String
Dim LDate As Date

LstrDate = "Apr 6, 2003"
LDate = CDate(LstrDate)

The function called "CDate" will convert any value to a date as long as the expression is a valid date.

In this example, the variable LDate would now contain the value 4/6/2003.