>haha,
>
>It works for me: Format = 'D' ;-)
>
>Thread too long, far too long

Ok, to summarize:

1) If you set StrictDateEntry = 0 and format = "D" for the textbox, you can not edit the time portion, if your field is Datetime

2) If you try remove format and set StrictDateEntry = 0, you can type anything in the textbox

3) If you put 99/99/9999 99:99:99 AM in the InputMask in the Property Sheet and set StrictDateEntry = 0 it works.

4) If you try to change InputMask programmatically, it leaves the InputMask empty. I would consider this as a bug.

I would really want to make 4 work!!!