I am trying to run a query of all employees in our database with a
termination date greater than today or is null. The null part is working
fine, but it appears that query doesn't recognize "today()", "date()",
"now()" or any of the other million ways I've tried. Can Query use today's
date in criteria? If so, how? I would prefer not to have to enter the date
using parameter. Thanks!

Is it possible that your question relates to Access and not Excel?

The reference to "database" and query cause me to lean towards Access.
If so please try the MS Access forum.

Dennis



JTurner wrote:
I am trying to run a query of all employees in our database with a
termination date greater than today or is null. The null part is working
fine, but it appears that query doesn't recognize "today()", "date()",
"now()" or any of the other million ways I've tried. Can Query use today's
date in criteria? If so, how? I would prefer not to have to enter the date
using parameter. Thanks!

Nope...not through Access. I'm querying an Oracle database using Excel via
"Data", "Import External Data", "New Database Query". From there, I use MS
Query to view and edit the criteria.

"Dennis" wrote:

Is it possible that your question relates to Access and not Excel?

The reference to "database" and query cause me to lean towards Access.
If so please try the MS Access forum.

Dennis



JTurner wrote:
I am trying to run a query of all employees in our database with a
termination date greater than today or is null. The null part is working
fine, but it appears that query doesn't recognize "today()", "date()",
"now()" or any of the other million ways I've tried. Can Query use today's
date in criteria? If so, how? I would prefer not to have to enter the date
using parameter. Thanks!

I believe that you may need to use the function Syntax of MS Query not
the syntax of Excel.

Dennis


JTurner wrote:
Nope...not through Access. I'm querying an Oracle database using Excel via
"Data", "Import External Data", "New Database Query". From there, I use MS
Query to view and edit the criteria.

"Dennis" wrote:

Is it possible that your question relates to Access and not Excel?

The reference to "database" and query cause me to lean towards Access.
If so please try the MS Access forum.

Dennis



JTurner wrote:
I am trying to run a query of all employees in our database with a
termination date greater than today or is null. The null part is working
fine, but it appears that query doesn't recognize "today()", "date()",
"now()" or any of the other million ways I've tried. Can Query use today's
date in criteria? If so, how? I would prefer not to have to enter the date
using parameter. Thanks!