Re: [LegacyUG] Dates

[Melanie Armstrong]

So, do you think they have a fix for it in this new
update I keep hearing about?
                   Melanie Armstrong

--- Renee Zamora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I have the same problem with my dates. It's very
> frustrating.  I can put 12 
> Dec 1801/02 because it will revert back to 1801 -
> weird. If I double date it 
> will double date ones I don't want it to.
> 
> Renee Zamora
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jenny M Benson"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <LegacyUserGroup@mail.millenniacorp.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 11:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Dates
> 
> 
> > 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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