Nancy,

I think you're right. I really should have already switched to another task. But it is my nature. I hate unsolved little problems and I was hoping to get this resolved very quickly. In fact, I almost finished it, but then we had a programmer's meeting. Right now it's a lunch time, so I hope to get it done and move on.

>Nadya-
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>>My question is: how can I get the format string and use it for InputMask? I guess, it's not that hard using CHRTRAN() function.
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>You don't have to reply to this, but I'm just really curious. Given how much time you and the others here have worked on this problem, did you really evaluate the cost-benefit ratio and decide this effort was worth it for just being able to have your own message? Instead of just using strictdate = 2 and the system date format?
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>I had an app that needed to run in Canada and the U.S. and some people in Canada are bilingual with dates, meaning they're aware that software sometimes asks for mm/dd and sometimes dd/mm. So, since my app didn't care and used the system setting, they could be confused. So, I just added a tooltip example of today's date. It took 5 minutes of programming versus hours here, and you're still not there.
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>That's not to say someone might find it more valuable to have a message, but...well, like I said, I'm just curious.