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MS Access DatePart() Function

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MS Access DatePart() Function

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Example

Return the year part of the specified date:

SELECT DatePart("yyyy", #09/05/2017#);

Definition and Usage

The DatePart() function returns a specified part of a date, as an integer.

Syntax

DatePart(

datepart, date, firstdayofweek, firstweekofyear )

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description datepart

Required. The date part to return. Can be one of the following values:

Formula

yyyy = Year q = Quarter m = month y = Day of the year d = Day w = Weekday ww = Week h = hour n = Minute s = Second date

Required. The date value to be evaluated firstdayofweek Optional. Specifies the first day of the week. Can be one of the following values:

Formula

0 = Use the NLS API setting
1 = Sunday (default)
2 = Monday
3 = Tuesday
4 = Wednesday
5 = Thursday
6 = Friday
7 = Saturday firstdayofyear

Optional. Specifies the first week of the year. Can be one of the following values:

Formula

0 = Use the NLS API setting
1 = Use the first week that includes Jan 1st (default)
2 = Use the first week in the year that has at least 4 days
3 = Use the first full week of the year

Technical Details

Works in:

From Access 2000

More Examples

Example

Return the month part of the specified date:

SELECT DatePart("m", #09/05/2017#);

Example

Return the weekday of today's date:

SELECT DatePart("w", Date());

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