Query by Year?

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pfm721

I have a table with a DOB field. What I need to do is look for records older
than 65 years by querying that field. What would be the proper way to go
about it? The field is in DD/MM/YYYY format. For instance I would like to
search for stuff before 1943. Thanks
 
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pietlinden

I have a table with a DOB field. What I need to do is look for records older
than 65 years by querying that field. What would be the proper way to go
about it? The field is in DD/MM/YYYY format. For instance I would like to
search for stuff before 1943. Thanks
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SELECT...
FROM ...
WHERE Year([DOB])<1943;
 
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John W. Vinson/MVP

I have a table with a DOB field. What I need to do is look for records older
than 65 years by querying that field. What would be the proper way to go
about it? The field is in DD/MM/YYYY format. For instance I would like to
search for stuff before 1943. Thanks
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Those are actually two slightly different criteria! Do you want
records for people who were born before January 1, 1943? Or people who
are over 65 years old today - using their birthday?

To get records prior to January 1 of 65 years ago, try a criterion on
DOB of

< DateSerial(Year(Date()) - 65, 1, 1)

For people past their 65th birthday, use

< DateAdd("yyyy", -65, Date())
 
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