>I see a contradiction here.
>
>You want a StrictDateEntry = 0 ( Loose )
>but you want a Strict Datetime format.
>
>With Loose the text become a free text and you can write
>a free text ( ambaraba cicci cocco ... )
>
>Inputmask is ignored
>and with Format "D" i see a bug.
>
>Then ?


With format D it behaves the way I want it for dates. Though you're right, it may be a bug. As I said, I suspect, that there is no solution to the problem...