On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:19:20 +0000 (UTC), R L Brown via <[email protected]> wrote: >My default BK date format is Jun-24-1954.  >My method of entry is 6/24/1954, then TAB, which BK then converts to the desired format.  >This is a very easy and efficient method. >If I know only the month and year, I enter the numerical month, slash, two spaces, slash, 4-digit year, then TAB.  >For example, 6/  /1954, then TAB.  >BK will then convert that to the standard format Jun-  -1954.  >The result is a pleasing uniformity of your date formats.  >(No question marks, etc.)  >And I've never had a date problem with GEDCOM exports. >This technique definitely works with the formats Jun-24-1954 and Jun 24 1954.  >It may give different results if you use a different date format, so you'll have to experiment.  >In the case of your default format 24-Jun-1954, for example, the entry would be two spaces, slash, numerical month, slash, 4-digit-year.  >The result is that "  /6/1954" followed by TAB is converted to -Jun-1954. remember that BK has 13 different for fo saving the date form If the date form har been in ISO standard, it has omly been a question of covertin g the date form and presenting the datein a proper way. But we knew that the converting to and from wil slow domn the program In Norway we recomennd the users to use 24 jun 1954 by entering this direct or by 24061954 DDMMYYYY If it was a standard solution we could enter 00001954 and have 1954 as result entering 24001954 and have 24 (month unknown) 1954 etc Bujt so far that is more a question of programming and speed of PC and converting to from the ISO standard to the entered dateform and similar presentation in report etc We also mostly recomend user to use dateform where month is presented and printed by three characters mai, jun, des The present form is also difficult as there is not easy to present Norwegain date for englis as des is in english not unnderstood, they wish dec -- Otto Jørgensen http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/ All email is checked by NIS2014