On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter > >3_031851 > >(I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly >converts it to > >3_ Mar 1851 > >(I have that format selected for date _display_ format). > >But BK also says in red "Invalid date". > >What gives? > using _ is legal but that ( _ ) is not a legal firgure in dates -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

Use 03031851. It will be legal Jack On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Otto Jørgensen <otjoerge@online.no> wrote: > On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" > <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > >I know an event is between 30 and 31 March 1851, so I enter > > > >3_031851 > > > >(I have ddmmyyyy selected as _entry_ format for dates). BK correctly > >converts it to > > > >3_ Mar 1851 > > > >(I have that format selected for date _display_ format). > > > >But BK also says in red "Invalid date". > > > >What gives? > > > > using _ is legal but that ( _ ) is not a legal firgure in dates > -- > Otto Jørgensen > http://www.bkwin.info/ > All email is checked by NORTON > > > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >