Re: [LegacyUG] Dates

[Melanie Armstrong]

Yes, I have this problem putting in dates like March
15, 1302. It makes it 1302/03
                                           Melanie
 

--- Jenny M Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> Melanie Armstrong wrote
> >Has anyone else had trouble with dates? When I try
> to put in a date 
> >like March 17, 1685 it double dates it unless I
> turn the double dating 
> >feature off. If I turn the double dating feature
> off it turns all my 
> >dates that are double dated such as March
> 17,1685/86 to March 17, 1685. 
> >It does this with dates such as Mar 17, 1302 also.
> I've contacted 
> >customer support and the dates work just fine for
> them. Do I have 
> >something set wrong or is it a bug? Any help with
> this would be appreciated.
> 
> I think you'll find the following, from the Help
> file, relevant:
> 
> "Legacy supports the practice of double dating to
> handle the time period 
> between the changeover from the Julian to the
> Gregorian calendar.   To 
> turn this feature on, click Customize on the Options
> menu, and then 
> click the Dates tab.  With this feature selected,
> entering a date that 
> falls between January 1, 1583 and March 24, 1752 (or
> any cutoff date you 
> specify) displays it as a double date. You can
> specifically enter the 
> double date, such as Feb. 16, 1723/24 or Feb 16
> 1723/1724, in which case 
> Legacy displays it as Feb 16, 1723/24.  If you don't
> include the second 
> year, Legacy accepts the year you entered as the
> second year.  Jan 16, 
> 1652 becomes Jan 16, 1651/52."
> 
> So basically, any date that you enter which falls
> between Jan 1 1583 and 
> the cutoff date *will* appear as a double date as
> long as you have 
> double dating switched on.
> 
> Or are you saying that you have this problem with
> dates which fall 
> *outside* the 1583-1752 period?
> -- 
> Jenny M Benson
> 
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