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Chapter 2 | Using databases 35
A date in a date field or in a calculation
field that produces a date result
The date as digits, separated by a
valid date separator character
(such as a slash or hyphen)
3/3/2014 finds 3/3/2014, March 3,
2014, and 3-3-2014
Today’s date in a date field or in a
calculation field that produces a date
result
// // finds April 4, 2014 (when the
current date is 4/4/2014)
A time in a time field or in a calculation
field that produces a time result
The time as digits, separated by
colons
12:53:09 finds 12:53:09
A timestamp in a timestamp field or in
a calculation field that produces a
timestamp result
The date as digits, separated by a
valid date separator character,
then the time as digits, separated
by colons
3/3/2014 12:53:09 PM finds
3/3/2014 12:53:09 PM
Invalid dates, times, timestamps, or
calculated date or time results
? ? finds Next Tuesday or 2/33/2014 in
a date field, or midnight in a time field
Invalid data (fields containing no
numbers) in a number field or
calculation field that produces a
numeric result
? ? finds twelve but not 12 or twelve30
Dates on a day of the week in a date
or timestamp field
The day of the week
Note Full or short day names
(for example, Friday or Fri) are
acceptable in day of week
searches.
Tuesday finds all dates that occur on
a Tuesday
=Thu finds all dates that occur on a
Thursday
Any valid value for a date or time
component in a date, time, or
timestamp field
* or leave component unspecified,
while specifying the other
components you want to find
3/3/* finds the 3rd day of March in
any year
*:15 finds times that are 15 minutes
after any hour
1/1/* 7 PM finds timestamps in the
7
o’clock hour on January 1st in any
year
Note When the year is unspecified,
the current year is assumed. 3/3 finds
the 3rd day of March in the current
year
Ranges of information See the next section, “Finding
ranges of information.”
To find Type this in the field Examples