Ver 2 date field was pretty close to a free format text field. Ver 3 date field uses internally the UCC date type which is actually saved as 3 numbers - which makes for more accurate and easier calculations for ages, etc. So there is a very large difference in the way dates are internally saved between the two versions. So you request is not an easy one. In Ver 3 it won't allow you to enter a date that is day and month only. It will allow month and year only or year only - all because internal numbers and calculations that are part of UCC. So it is not as easy as it might appear - not saying it can't be done, but it all works differently. Will add to my list of ideas. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund Cumberland Family Software E-mail: ira.lund@cf-software.com Web: http://www.cf-software.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Myers" <emquad@worldnet.att.net> To: <CFT-WIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:39 AM Subject: [CFTW] V2 vs V3 Global Search on Date > Ira and Friends, > > Every once in a while I like to enter a date (such as today's date) and see > what family events occurred on that date. It is easy in V2: just type, say, > 26 Mar at top and check the box for Events > Date. It just takes a few > seconds and lists all the BMD events that took place on that date. But when > I try this in V3, there is no corresponding Date entry, only Free Format > Date, which is not relevant--it take several minutes and does not return > any hits. I am talking about the General Search here, not the Date Search, > which only seems to search a range of dates and does not return all events > on such-and-such a date regardless of year. Can this inconsistency be > addressed or am I missing something? > > Rgds, > > Jon > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > CFT-WIN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > CFT-WIN-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) > Subject: unsubscribe > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >