The only time Legacy does not properly convert a date I enter is because I make a mistake when I enter it.
Try this. Re-enter those 'bad' dates taking special care to to it properly. i.e. No extra spaces, no special characters, no all-thumbs typing, etc.. Computers don't think or care! So - 99.9% of the time, we users are the problem. Over my 41+ years designing and using computers, I have always had to make myself slow down and be methodical with data entry. Always double-check your actual entries first. It could be something as simple as that. I'll be watching this thread aa I may learn something new here as well. ~Don On Nov 14, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: > Can someone tell me why it is that when I am entering source data and have a > field labeled "Date" or "Date Recorded" and I enter the date as MM/DD/YYYY > Legacy converts the date to, say, "07 Nov 2012" and at other times leaves it > as "11/7/2012." Since the latter could be misconstrued as "11 Jul 2012" it > would seem desirable for Legacy to make the conversion so that I could > correct it if necessary. > > Does anyone know the reason why certain date fields are NOT converted > (although most of them are)?? > > Thanks, > Pat > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
