Date input - Filemaker 11

#1

I've done some searching but to no avail.....hope someone can help.

I've been running a basic accounts package I developed a very long time
ago. I can't remember which version of Filemaker I first used but, with
all the upgrades over the years it has continued to work for me with the
odd adjustment here and there.

Ever since the most recent upgrade to Filemaker 11 I have been faced
with an annoying problem. Whereas I used to be able to input into a date
field the numerals dd/mm and the "yy" part would automatically place in
the year we're in (ie "11" right now)......NOW I have to complete the
date totally.....ie dd/mm/yy otherwise the date is rejected as not being
compliant with requirements.

This is SO annoying and time wasting. But I just cannot work out how to
shortcut this back to how it was for the last 20 years!!!

Please help me somebody???

Thanks.

Jim

#2

On 21/07/11 5:33 PM, Jim wrote:

Quote:

I've done some searching but to no avail.....hope someone can help.

I've been running a basic accounts package I developed a very long time
ago. I can't remember which version of Filemaker I first used but, with
all the upgrades over the years it has continued to work for me with the
odd adjustment here and there.

Ever since the most recent upgrade to Filemaker 11 I have been faced
with an annoying problem. Whereas I used to be able to input into a date
field the numerals dd/mm and the "yy" part would automatically place in
the year we're in (ie "11" right now)......NOW I have to complete the
date totally.....ie dd/mm/yy otherwise the date is rejected as not being
compliant with requirements.

This is SO annoying and time wasting. But I just cannot work out how to
shortcut this back to how it was for the last 20 years!!!

Please help me somebody???

Thanks.

Jim

Look at the field definition. Is it an auto enter calc that enters the
current year as 2 digit ( or maybe it is scripted), and the field
validation is 4 digit year?

The 'not being compliant with requirements' comment suggests a field
validation message.

#3

On Jul 21, 2:03*am, Jim <madons... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Ever since the most recent upgrade to Filemaker 11 I have been faced
with an annoying problem. Whereas I used to be able to input into a date
field the numerals dd/mm and the "yy" part would automatically place in
the year we're in (ie "11" right now)......NOW I have to complete the
date totally.....ie dd/mm/yy otherwise the date is rejected as not being
compliant with requirements.

Jim,

I don't have this problem. Are you on the most recent version of
FileMaker 11? That's 11v3.

David

#4

On 23/07/2011 06:30, David Jondreau wrote:

Quote:

On Jul 21, 2:03 am, Jim<madons... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Ever since the most recent upgrade to Filemaker 11 I have been faced
with an annoying problem. Whereas I used to be able to input into a date
field the numerals dd/mm and the "yy" part would automatically place in
the year we're in (ie "11" right now)......NOW I have to complete the
date totally.....ie dd/mm/yy otherwise the date is rejected as not being
compliant with requirements.

Jim,

I don't have this problem. Are you on the most recent version of
FileMaker 11? That's 11v3.

David

Thanks for the reply David, I'll check out when next in the office.
Thanks again.

Jim

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#5

Jim used his keyboard to write :

Quote:

On 23/07/2011 06:30, David Jondreau wrote:
On Jul 21, 2:03 am, Jim<madons... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Ever since the most recent upgrade to Filemaker 11 I have been faced
with an annoying problem. Whereas I used to be able to input into a date
field the numerals dd/mm and the "yy" part would automatically place in
the year we're in (ie "11" right now)......NOW I have to complete the
date totally.....ie dd/mm/yy otherwise the date is rejected as not being
compliant with requirements.

Jim,

I don't have this problem. Are you on the most recent version of
FileMaker 11? That's 11v3.

David

Thanks for the reply David, I'll check out when next in the office. Thanks
again.

Jim

Works for me on V9 and V11.

--
John G.

#6

On 25/07/2011 06:49, John G wrote:

Quote:

Jim used his keyboard to write :
On 23/07/2011 06:30, David Jondreau wrote:
On Jul 21, 2:03 am, Jim<madons... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Ever since the most recent upgrade to Filemaker 11 I have been faced
with an annoying problem. Whereas I used to be able to input into a
date
field the numerals dd/mm and the "yy" part would automatically place in
the year we're in (ie "11" right now)......NOW I have to complete the
date totally.....ie dd/mm/yy otherwise the date is rejected as not
being
compliant with requirements.

Jim,

I don't have this problem. Are you on the most recent version of
FileMaker 11? That's 11v3.

David

Thanks for the reply David, I'll check out when next in the office.
Thanks again.

Jim

Works for me on V9 and V11.

Hi,

I've checked my version. It's 11.0v2. I really don't know what to do next!!!

Jim

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#7

Jim <madonspam (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

On 25/07/2011 06:49, John G wrote:
Jim used his keyboard to write :
On 23/07/2011 06:30, David Jondreau wrote:
On Jul 21, 2:03 am, Jim<madons... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Ever since the most recent upgrade to Filemaker 11 I have been faced
with an annoying problem. Whereas I used to be able to input into a
date
field the numerals dd/mm and the "yy" part would automatically place in
the year we're in (ie "11" right now)......NOW I have to complete the
date totally.....ie dd/mm/yy otherwise the date is rejected as not
being
compliant with requirements.

Jim,

I don't have this problem. Are you on the most recent version of
FileMaker 11? That's 11v3.

Thanks for the reply David, I'll check out when next in the office.
Thanks again.

Jim

Works for me on V9 and V11.

I've checked my version. It's 11.0v2. I really don't know what to do next!!!

Go to http://www.filemaker.com/support/downloads/ and download the
FileMaker Pro 11.0v3 updater (for Mac or Windows as appropriate), then
install it, then try date entry again.

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David Empson
dempson (AT) actrix (DOT) gen.nz

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