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MS Access DateAdd() Function

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MS Access DateAdd() Function

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Example

Add two years to a specified date:

SELECT DateAdd("yyyy", 2, #22/11/2017#);

Definition and Usage

Formula

The DateAdd() function adds a time/date interval to a date and then returns the date.

Syntax

DateAdd(

interval, number, date )

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description interval

Formula

Required. The time/date interval to add. Can be one of the following values:

yyyy = Year q = Quarter m = month y = Day of the year d = Day w = Weekday ww = Week h = hour n = Minute s = Second number Required. The number of interval to add to date. Can be positive (to get dates in the future) or negative (to get dates in the past) date Required. The date to which the interval should be added

Technical Details

Works in:

From Access 2000

More Examples

Example

Add one year to the current system date:

SELECT DateAdd("yyyy", 1, Date());

Example

Add 6 months to the employees' birth date:

SELECT LastName, DateAdd("m", 6, BirthDate) FROM Employees;

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