Hi Ian
Thanks for that. I've just realised that I'd practically answered my own question. In moving to XP SP2 (and a new 'puter - which I'd forgotten) I hadn't yet changed my date mark to "-" in Regional Settings. Now I have it's OK. However, you're right in that "Short Date" would override my British setting with whatever the user has his Regional Settings set to
Cheers
Terry
>Hi Terry.
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>If memory serves, the date format Short means use the Short Windows format, which would ignore the other settingsa. Try setting the format on your textboxes to british too.
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>Ian Simcock.
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