>>I see a contradiction here.
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>>You want a StrictDateEntry = 0 ( Loose )
>>but you want a Strict Datetime format.
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>>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 ?
>
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>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...

Why cannot you to use StrictDateEntry = 1 ?