Well, looks like the form was corrupt. I rebuilt it using one that was similar, and it now works.
> On Jun 10, 2018, at 7:46 AM, Jody Bevan via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > Bob: > > Nasty date formats. About 15 years ago we created our own tool for the date > entry, and display in 4D. The dates are always stored in date fields, but we > let the user define the way the dates get displayed. This way it does not > matter what the computer’s region or date settings are. The format set in the > application controls the display of the date. It also resulted in some great > tools for quick entry of dates. Still loving that way of doing thing in v16. > > Jody > > >> On Jun 9, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Robert McKeever via 4D_Tech >> <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: >> >> 4D V15.4, Mac OS 10.13.4 >> >> A site that uses 4D Server. Mostly mini’s as clients. Has been working fine >> for years. Then growth, so someone brought in some PC’s. Then they scrounged >> around and now all minis. But, since we are in Canada, sometimes when the OS >> is loaded anew, this select Canadian English keyboard instead of US. So, >> date entry gets set to YYYY-MM-DD instead of MM-DD-YYYY. >> >> Dates display fine, regardless of format. But, on a couple of machines, you >> can not enter dates. I take my record, place the cursor in the field, and >> type - it moves the cursor along the character string, but nothing changes. >> So, they just go to another machine that ‘works’ and does the entry there. >> Started a couple of weeks ago. >> >> So, why, and how to fix it? >> >> Changing the date format in the system preferences changes the way it is >> displayed, but still no entry. >> >> _________________________________________ >> Bob McKeever http://www.mswl.com <http://www.mswl.com/> >> McKeever's Software Wizardry >> Port Coquitlam, B.C. >> bobmckee...@mac.com >> > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** _________________________________________ Bob McKeever http://www.mswl.com <http://www.mswl.com/> McKeever's Software Wizardry Port Coquitlam, B.C. bobmckee...@mac.com ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
