>Thanks, that's fine.
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>Can you also tell me how to force users to input a full century date into a textbox?

I've found that a little guy holding a loaded handgun on them helps!

With Century property 1 (on) and the dateformat set to 14 (long) it displays and accepts a 4 digit century, and will convert a 2 digit entry in the current context of SET CENTURY...ROLLOVER, if that helps.