Validation rule and validation text examples
Microsoft Access
Validation rule |
Validation text |
<>0 |
Enter a nonzero value. |
>=0 |
Value must be zero or greater. -or- You must enter a positive number. |
0 or >100 |
Value must be either 0 or greater than 100. |
BETWEEN 0 AND 1 |
Enter a value with a percent sign. (For use with a field that stores number values as percentages). |
<#01/01/2007# |
Enter a date before 2007. |
>=#01/01/2007# AND <#01/01/2008# |
Date must occur in 2007. |
<Date() |
Birth date cannot be in the future. |
StrComp(UCase([LastName]), |
Data in a field named LastName must be uppercase. |
>=Int(Now()) |
Enter today's date. |
M Or F |
Enter M for male or F for female. |
LIKE "[A-Z]*@[A-Z].com" OR "[A-Z]*@[A-Z].net" OR "[A-Z]*@[A-Z].org" |
Enter a valid .com, .net, or .org e-mail address. |
[RequiredDate]<=[OrderDate]+30 |
Enter a required date that occurs no more than 30 days after the order date. |
[EndDate]>=[StartDate] |
Enter an ending date on or after the start date. |
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