Hi Leo,
You could try setting ShortDateTimeFormat to dd/mmm/yy?
Regards,
Bevan
Leo Ramakers wrote:
>
> Bevan
>
> > Why not use 30/12/99? Or 30-Dec-99?
>
> The DateTimePicker converts it into its own format. I need to figure out how the
>system uses the global variables Short and LongDateTimeFormat, they seem to affect the
> variuos date routines.
>
> thanks for considering it anyway.
>
> Leo
>
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Bevan
> >
> > Leo Ramakers wrote:
> > >
> > > hi
> > > I have a maddening problem that shows up sporadically during a form startup
>where the form contains a datetime picker. The date is set to, say 30/Dec/99, and the
> > > startup complains "EConvertError - 30/Dec/99 is not a valid date" and the
>program bombs.
> > >
> > > Any clues as to how to stop this
> > >
> > > many thanks
> > > Leo
> > >
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