It was 1582 when Pope Gregory decreed the change in the calendar. Anything prior to that would not require double dating since there was no calendar change. On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Jim Bullock <j.b.bullock@comcast.net> wrote: > This is an apparent flaw in RM. The scholarly journals certainly use > double > dating before 1583/4. It would be desirable to have the ability to use > them > in our databases. > > Jim Bullock > Littleton, Colorado > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzanne Brayer > Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 6:08 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Double Dating before 17th Century > > <Snip> > > Double dates entered with years before 1583/4 are treated as unrecognized > dates, while double dates entered for 25 Mar to 31 Dec after 1583 are also > treated as unrecognized dates. > > <Snip> > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

When a date is unknown or possible of two years like 1850 or 1851, there is provision in the Help files explaining how to do between or bet or after, or before. That is what most of us have done over the years. Use F 1 or Help: Dates click on Double and scroll down the screen to see all the modifiers that you can use. Double dates in the software's mind is actually as was quoted. Software is logical and can not always do other than what is programmed. To me I would not ask to have it programmed for this as there is usually a reason for the two dates rather than the official one. Nettie's Genbits Annette DeCourcy Towler