I think, the only way to do it is to unbind it temporary and bind again after setting the InputMask.

>>haha,
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>>It works for me: Format = 'D' ;-)
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>>Thread too long, far too long
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>Ok, to summarize:
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>1) If you set StrictDateEntry = 0 and format = "D" for the textbox, you can not edit the time portion, if your field is Datetime
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>2) If you try remove format and set StrictDateEntry = 0, you can type anything in the textbox
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>3) If you put 99/99/9999 99:99:99 AM in the InputMask in the Property Sheet and set StrictDateEntry = 0 it works.
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>4) If you try to change InputMask programmatically, it leaves the InputMask empty. I would consider this as a bug.
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>I would really want to make 4 work!!!