Re: how do i put text values in date/time field in microsoft acces

We all try to let posters know that they shouldn't cross post, but Rick B
comes across as excessively harsh to me most of the time.

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Lynn Trapp
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"Alex White MCDBA MCSE" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u%23Mk7csYFHA.2996@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Don't we need the police?
>
> or a one stop shop for newbie's to understand how to use the newsgroups
> properly. As surely all (well me at least) we want to do is answer good
> techi questions, rather than spend our time pointing out mistakes.
>
> e.g.
>
> if we all used the same paragraphs for wrong newsgroup or cross posting
> things would look a bit more consistent and less time spent typing at the
> keyboard.
>
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Alex White MCDBA MCSE
> http://www.intralan.co.uk
>
> "Lynn Trapp" <ltrapp_NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%236yuCOsYFHA.580@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Don't worry about it, tina. Rick B sort of considers himself the
>> newsgroup police.
>>
>> --
>> Lynn Trapp
>> MS Access MVP
>> www.ltcomputerdesigns.com
>> Access Security: www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/Security.htm
>> Jeff Conrad's Big List: www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/JCReferences.html
>>
>>
>> "tina" <tina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:45F7C84C-2F6A-488C-9DDD-309CA48A8839@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sorry for the confusion of posting it more than once. It did not give
>>> me a
>>> confimation the first time i posted it, so i had post it again. So, I
>>> guess
>>> both went though. Thanks for your help and time.
>>>
>>> "Rick B" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Answered in your OTHER post. Please do not post multiple times. You
>>>> don't
>>>> need several different people answering your question only to find it
>>>> already answered in another group. That is very annoying for the
>>>> person who
>>>> spends their time and effort trying to help you out.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rick B
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "tina" <tina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:BD587776-2B1F-4E41-A282-245D9B763D06@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> > I am having trouble setting a date/time data type field to accept
>>>> > text
>>>> values.
>>>> >
>>>> > For example,
>>>> > Currently the date/time can only put dates (5-29-2005)
>>>> >
>>>> > But, I want to put text in there too
>>>> >
>>>> > For example: if the date is not available I would like put "N/A" to
>>>> indicate
>>>> > that date is not available.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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