How to convert datetime value to double in access and SQL?

[ravencrt]

Hello
I have a problem and I don't know how to sort it out. Why when I convert a date value to double in access vba I receive a value and when I convert the same data value to decimal in sql I receive a diferent value.

Example:
Access vba

dim data as date
data=date (today is 04/01/2011)
msgbox(cdbl(data))

The resuls of this code is 40547

SQL

set dateformat 'dmy'
seclare @data datetime, @variabila decimal
set @data='04/01/2011'
set @variabila=convert(decimal,@data)
print @variabila

the result returned is 40545

I realy don't understand why is this happening, in my opinion it should return the same result in both cases.

[Selun]

Edit.
Sorry for hijacking, i had no clue.

[Rabbit]

Ravenort, Access stores dates using 12/30/1899 as the origin point. Meaning that 12/30/1899 is 0. Why they chose to do this, I do not know. Whichever DBMS you're using stores dates using 1/1/1900 as the origin point.

Selun, start your own thread, don't hijack this one.