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>>>vfp 3.0 win 95
>>>
>>>Currently my date field size is set by the
>>>date field setup of vfp. 07-27-98
>>>
>>>Should we be concerned with the format of
>>>the field? 07-27-98 vs 07-27-1998
>>>
>>>Set Century shows four digit year, however
>>>the actual date field only allows for two digit
>>>year.
>>>
>>>Is the date field format different in newer
>>>versions of vfp? Does it allow four digit year
>>>input?
>>>
>>>Thanks and have a great day!
>>>
>>>Becky
>>
>>Try putting your date's .InputMask property to
>>99/99/9999 and the .Format property to "D". An
>>app I'm working on requires that the user enter
>>the full four digit year for Y2K compliance.
>>
>>Steve
>
>This, of course, assumes that the client will accept this...some companies concerned with fast data entry like to keep keystrokes to a minimum...
>
>Joe
So true, not only did they accept it, but they make the user type exactly
8 characters for each date. If a user enters even a single digit to change
a defaulted date, the entire date wipes out and they must type 8 characters.
Steve
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