>Fred,
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>I can't fiddle with my clock setting, but I wonder what one might get if the ACTAUL date (according to the system clock) was sometime in 2000+?... would then the 19 show up as 4 digits while a 00 would remain as two digits???
>
>Just curious
>
>Jim N

Set my clock to 4/8/2000.
No change. 20xx still shows 4 digits, and 19xx still goes back to 2. (VFP5)


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>>>>>>If you're using VFP6, maybe you could set the date fields .Century property to 0 in the .GotFocus method, and reset it to 1 in the .LostFocus method. That way it would show as 4 digit years when the control did not have the focus, but allow you to enter just the 2 digit years. Would that work for you?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I just tried it in VFP5, and it will work. See if that works for you.
>>>
>>>I couldn't get it to work.
>>>
>>>Global settings are
>>>
>>>SET CENTURY OFF
>>>SET CENTURY to 19 ROLLOVER 5
>>>
>>>When I enter 02/03/03 and leave, it shows 2002/03/03 and when I tab to the field, it still shows the 4 digits.
>>>
>>>Do you see different behaviour? If so, maybe I can get a sample form from you.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Joe
>>
>>If the date entered is 20th century (19xx) then it does go back to 2 digits. If its 20xx then it stays as 4 digits. VFP 6 works OK, VFP 5 does not. I guess you could put some code in the KeyPress method to handle the date entry. Sorry.