I'd guess you need two or three periods between the dates for it to work right. Two or three periods denotes a range, as in a date range.
Carl Robert Matthews wrote: > > I'm having trouble understanding one of the examples in the User Manual. > > On page 48, it says, > > "7.a.Go to CONTACTS-->Find. > b.Choose "Items"when ebase asks you where you want to search. > c.If you are asked if you want to start a new search,click "New Find" > d.Click "Use Payment Data"on the left. > e.Enter "9/1/20019/30/2001"(without quotes)in the "Period End Date"then > click "Back"to return to > the main find screen.Click "Find".When asked if you are done,click "Done" > e.You will see the found set of all contacts whose memberships expire in > September 2001." > > When I get to step "e" and type in that date, I get an error message that > tells me my date format is not correct. I can see where this would be a > useful tool to find expired members in a particular month. Is this a bug, > was it printed wrong or am I confused? > > Robert D. Matthews > Administrative Coordinator > Community Partnerships, Inc. > 3522 Haworth Dr. > Raleigh, NC 27609 > 919-781-3616 Ext. 235 > 919-782-1485 Fax > > ------------------ > Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email >address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Carl Paulsen New Hampshire Rivers Council 54 Portsmouth Street Concord, NH 03301 603-228-6472 603-228-0423 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
