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FMP Custom Date Format Problem

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From: Vincent Heuring
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 23:41
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I am trying to create a date field with a custom date format of the
kind mm/yy, as in 12/92. I go to the date format in the format menu,
and create a custom date that looks like: month /  year empty empty empty.
But when I try to actually enter a date in that form, I get a dialog box
that says

	"The date in this field must have a valid date in the range of
	years 1 to 3000, and should look like "12/31/92."

Is this a FMP message, or a system message? The system date format
does not allow a format of the form mm/yy. The day must always be
present. Is this a FMP bug, or am I overlooking something?

I've tried calling Claris Tech Support, but their line is *always* busy,
at least when I've called.

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 Vincent Heuring   Dep't of Electrical & Computer Engineering
 University of Colorado at Boulder      Boulder CO 80309-0425
 heuring@cs.Colorado.EDU   o) 303-492-8751    h) 303-449-8868
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From: heuring@riker.cs.colorado.edu (Vincent Heuring)
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