Have you thought about adding a calculated field along the lines of: vShowDate TEXT = (FORMAT(DateField,'WWW+, MMM+ DD, YYYY'))
adjacent to the input field? It should update immediately. "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Dear all, > >I seem to remember reading somewhere that you could format date fields in >forms somehow without changing the current database setting but I can't find >it now and I may well have imagined it! Or maybe it was only on reports? > >I am trying to go into a simple column date field to edit '01/01/2001' it >and immediately display its expanded result version as 'Monday 1st January >2001' (or whatever it is). > >I can display the original dates with a row entry EEP but, unless I fiddle >about creating variables which (I don't think I want/need) to run the EEP >from, the expanded version does not get updated when leaving the edit >field - EEPs only run from variables. It also changes the database settings >which I'd like to avoid if possible (less room for problems if something >goes wrong during form use). > >Anybody got any thoughts? >Thanks in advance. >Regards, Alastair. > > >A D B Burr, >St. Albans, UK > > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
