Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).
For a Microsoft Access 97 version of this article, see
149127.
For a Microsoft Access 2000 version of this article, see
210064.
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SUMMARY
This article shows you how to create a Visual Basic for Applications
function to determine if a date falls on a weekend or holiday. This example
is useful for setting due dates in applications that have billing or invoicing features.
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The following example uses the
WeekDay() function to determine if
a specific date falls on a Saturday or a Sunday. Then, it uses the
DLookup() function to determine if the date falls on a date that is stored in a user-created Holidays table.
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Creating the Holidays Table
The following example requires a table with a particular structure
for storing Holiday dates. To create the table and sample records, follow these steps:
- Create a new table in Design view, and then add the following fields:
Table: Holidays
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Field Name: Description
Data Type: Text
Field Name: HoliDate
Date Type: Date/Time
- Save the table as Holidays, and then switch the table to Datasheet view. Add the following records:
Description HoliDate
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New Year's Day 1/1/2000
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (USA) 1/15/2000
Memorial Day (observed-USA) 5/29/2000
Labor Day (USA) 9/4/2000
- Close and save the Holidays table.
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Creating the Custom Function
To create a function that determines if a date falls on a weekend or
holiday, follow these steps:
- Create a new module in Design view.
- Add the following function:
Function OfficeClosed(TheDate) As Integer
OfficeClosed = False
' Test for Saturday or Sunday.
If WeekDay(TheDate) = 1 Or WeekDay(TheDate) = 7 Then
OfficeClosed = True
' Test for Holiday.
ElseIf Not IsNull(DLookup("HoliDate", "Holidays", "[HoliDate]=#" _
& TheDate & "#")) Then
OfficeClosed = True
End If
End Function
- To test this function, type the following line into the Immediate window, and then press ENTER:
? OfficeClosed(#9/4/2000#)
Note that this returns a True value (-1) because 9/4/2000 is listed in the Holidays table.
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Usage Example
You can use the custom OfficeClosed() function to calculate due dates. For
example, if your office or business is closed for a three-day weekend, you may want to extend your customers' grace period for their outstanding bills. The following is sample code for adding one more day to a grace period:
DueDate=OrderDate+30
Do While OfficeClosed(DueDate)
DueDate=DateDue+1
Loop
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REFERENCES
For more information about the Weekday() function, in the Visual Basic Editor, click
Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the
Help menu, type
weekday function in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topic.
For additional information about the DLookup() function, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
285866
Description of DLookup() usage, examples, and troubleshooting
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