Re: Using format masks in forms 2.3 and 2.4

Hi ..
In SQL*Forms (IAP/IAG) 2.3 and above, you have yyyy supported. But remember, only version 2.4 is year 2000 compliant.

Extend the datefield to contain 11 characters, and it will have 4 digits years.

• Peter H. Larsen

Alister Miller wrote:

> Is it possible to use fomat masks for fields in forms 2.3 or 2.4?
>
> I.e. I want to have a date field that is 'DD-MON-YYYY', but I think the
> DATE
> field type only allows 'DD-MON-YY' in forms 2.3/2.4 .
>
> Obviously I can have a char screen field and write code to
> transfer back and forth between a hidden database date-type field,
> but this seems like a lot of effort for nothing :-)
>
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Received on Wed Jun 10 1998 - 00:00:00 CEST