>>>>Can anyone tell me how to format a date time field in the inputmask so the user doesn't have to enter seconds in the time value?
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>>>>Thanks!
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>>>>Sylvia
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>>>Why are they entering a datetime? That notwithstanding, why not default the value to current datetime and then allow them to change that?
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>>I want to use the value to set dates and times for events for a conference program I'm writing, e.g. 10/10/98 9:00 A.M. The events will be in a lookup table so that we can print an agenda for people attending the conference.
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>And you want this as 1 field I'm assuming.....ok, here goes.
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>Personally, I'd make them separate data entry fields and build the 'datetime' field. Then it really won't matter, Fox will fill in :00 for the seconds.


SET SECONDS OFF should help. Note that this one is scoped to the current data session so it goes in your form load or somewhere similar.

Bob