Re: [LegacyUG] Date problem

2020-09-28 Thread Brian Kelly
Gwen, The way Legacy interprets numeric dates like 4 10 1942 is based on your Windows settings for dates. You seem to have our Windows dates set to mm, dd, so 4 10 1942 is interpreted as Apr 10 1942. If you want 4 10 1942 to be read as 4 Oct you need to change your windows date setting t

Re: [LegacyUG] Date problem

2020-09-28 Thread Noddie
Hi Jennie I went there before I posted. I have just changed my setting to what you mentioned and the dates now read Aug 12, 1920 for example I need them to read 12 Aug 1920 I was able to do this before. Have been using this program for many many years and this is the first time I have had this p

Re: [LegacyUG] Date problem

2020-09-28 Thread Jennie Matheson
HI Gwen, Have you checked your date format ( Customize - Dates The Date settings are reached by choosing *Customize *from the *Options * tab on the *Ribbon * bar and then clicking on the *Dates* option on the menu panel) and the first option? Jennie On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 12:24 PM Noddie <7thwa

[LegacyUG] Date problem

2020-09-28 Thread Noddie
Hi everyone I am not sure if I am doing this wrong or not. In the past I was able to enter a date in an easy form if the date was 4 Oct 1942 I would enter 4 10 1942 and this would be filled in correctly in the date field on my main individual view. Today I have found I can no longer do this if I t

RE: [LegacyUG] DATE PROBLEM

2013-01-31 Thread familytree
Hey Brian...The trick is to not get caught ---Original Message--- From: Brian L. Lightfoot Date: 1/31/2013 8:55:18 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] DATE PROBLEM " This is what is called double dates." Not according to several girlfriends

RE: [LegacyUG] DATE PROBLEM

2013-01-31 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
yUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] DATE PROBLEM Did you not get the several answers to your original message dated 30 Jan. Here is the one I sent: This is what is called double dates. For dates before the change in the beginning of the year from 25 March to 1 Jan in 1752 in England and m

Re: [LegacyUG] DATE PROBLEM

2013-01-31 Thread Brian/Support
Did you not get the several answers to your original message dated 30 Jan. Here is the one I sent: This is what is called double dates. For dates before the change in the beginning of the year from 25 March to 1 Jan in 1752 in England and most of her colonies a date between 1 Jan and 24 Mar may ha

Re: [LegacyUG] DATE PROBLEM

2013-01-31 Thread R G Strong-genes
It is because you have double dating enabled and probably a cutoff year in the box in Options>Customize>Dates tab entry for Use Double dating -Original Message- From: Ian Watkins Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 3:55 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] DATE P

[LegacyUG] DATE PROBLEM

2013-01-31 Thread Ian Watkins
I hope you can help me solve my problem. When I enter a date 6 January 1683 (by typing 1/6/1683) and press enter I get the following date: "6 Jan 1683/84". Legacy will not allow me to change the date. I tried deleting the "/84" from the incorrect date but it reverts to the incorrect date when I p