How do I enter dates to format correctly?

[ChowBoy 0]

I am test driving TMG 6.03.000 and have a problem I can't seem to find an answer to in the documentation.

 

I am used to inputting mm-dd-yyyy to enter dates in my old genealogy program, but the results are not the same using TMG for some reason.

 

If I enter 07-09-1960 I expect the output to be 09 Jul 1960, but what I get is 07 Sep 1960.

 

How do I change this behavior, or do I need to change the way I enter dates?

[Vera Nagel 0]

How do I change this behavior, or do I need to change the way I enter dates?

 

Hi,

 

please look at the date format which is selected in file>preferences>program options>general.

 

On the right side of this window you'll find "Date format:". Click on the down arrow to open the list of date formats and select the one you prefer.

 

Vera

[ChowBoy 0]

Hi,

 

please look at the date format which is selected in file>preferences>program options>general.

 

On the right side of this window you'll find "Date format:". Click on the down arrow to open the list of date formats and select the one you prefer.

 

Vera

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Vera,

 

Thank you for your reply. However, I do have the date format set as you instruct above as dd Mmm yyyy, but data entry still reverses the month and day when I input 6-3-1905 (June 3, 1905) as 6 Mar 1905.

 

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[jeffpiper 0]

Vera,

 

Thank you for your reply. However, I do have the date format set as you instruct above as dd Mmm yyyy, but data entry still reverses the month and day when I input 6-3-1905 (June 3, 1905) as 6 Mar 1905.

 

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i think i am right that TMg interprests what you have input to the format you want if it disagrees.

So you want dd/mmm/yyyy ie. day, month year.

When you type in 6-3-1905 TMG looks at it and says day first i.e. 6 month next, 3 so that is Mar and then year 1905 and arrives at 6 Mar 1905.

If you were to type in 6-23-1905 then TMG would say there is no 23rd month therefore would reverse the day and month to produce 23 Jun 1905.

To ensure the month is always correct then either type in d-m-yyyy or d mmm yyyy.

 

[Vera Nagel 0]

Thank you for your reply.

 

You're wellcome.

 

However, I do have the date format set as you instruct above as dd Mmm yyyy, but data entry still reverses the month and day when I input 6-3-1905 (June 3, 1905) as 6 Mar 1905.

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Sorry, my fault I should have been a bit more precise. The date format "dd Mmm yyyy" is used as the default value and by using this one the dates will be formatted in the way you see in your example.

 

You need to change the date format. For this click on the down arrow on the right side of the date format field. A list opens. Within this list highlight the format that you personally want to use e.g. mm/dd/yyyy.

 

Hopefully this helps.

 

Vera

[Terry Reigel 0]

I am test driving TMG 6.03.000 and have a problem I can't seem to find an answer to in the documentation.

 

I am used to inputting mm-dd-yyyy to enter dates in my old genealogy program, but the results are not the same using TMG for some reason.

 

If I enter 07-09-1960 I expect the output to be 09 Jul 1960, but what I get is 07 Sep 1960.

 

How do I change this behavior, or do I need to change the way I enter dates?

As Vera pointed out, you can select the way dates are displayed in preferences.

 

If you enter dates as all numbers, TMG assumes you are entering days and months in the same order as the display format you selected, and interprets them accordingly. However, if the one number is greater than 12 and the other less, it assumes that is the larger number is the day, regardless of the format you have selected.

 

Your choices are:

 

1. Select a display format with the same day/month order as the way you prefer to enter your dates, or

 

2. Enter months as alpha characters rather than numbers. Three characters are always sufficient, and fewer can be used but are some times ambigous - "J" will be interpreted as January, not June or July.

[ChowBoy 0]

As Vera pointed out, you can select the way dates are displayed in preferences.

 

If you enter dates as all numbers, TMG assumes you are entering days and months in the same order as the display format you selected, and interprets them accordingly. However, if the one number is greater than 12 and the other less, it assumes that is the larger number is the day, regardless of the format you have selected.

 

Your choices are:

2. Enter months as alpha characters rather than numbers. Three characters are always sufficient, and fewer can be used but are some times ambigous - "J" will be interpreted as January, not June or July. 

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Terry,

 

Ok, I guess this is how I am going to have to do it. All this learning/re-learning is fun!

 

ChowBoy