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Luuk_Hessing
May 18, 2021Copper Contributor
Formatting 2-digit year in MS Access. How?
I need a 2-digit year notation and a 2-digit month notation from a date field. Using the helppage of Ms Access the 2-digit month notation wasn't much of a problem after "mm" behind notation and usin...
- May 19, 2021Hello Gustav,
And that was the way to do it. The option you referred to, I didn't realize that it was existing. Thank you very much.
Regards from the Netherlands.
Gustav_Brock
May 19, 2021Iron Contributor
Go to menu Files, then Settings, select Client Settings, scroll down to section General, and uncheck marks for "Use four-digit formatting of years".
Luuk_Hessing
May 19, 2021Copper Contributor
Hello Gustav,
And that was the way to do it. The option you referred to, I didn't realize that it was existing. Thank you very much.
Regards from the Netherlands.
And that was the way to do it. The option you referred to, I didn't realize that it was existing. Thank you very much.
Regards from the Netherlands.
- George_HepworthMay 20, 2021Silver ContributorMy apologies. I did not realize you wanted to make this a universal setting throughout all of your accdbs.
- Gustav_BrockMay 20, 2021Iron Contributor
- George_HepworthMay 20, 2021Silver ContributorHmm. That option was grayed out the first time I looked....
- Gustav_BrockMay 19, 2021Iron ContributorGreat! Then please mark as "best response" to serve future readers.