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    #1

    Calendar attached to Date Field

    Is there a way of changing the year drop list range, currently 1960-2059
    Regards
    Ron


    The reward for work well done is more work!
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    Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

    Hi Ron,

    Please give more details as to where you are getting this drop list from.
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    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


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      #3
      Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

      From the little Calendar Icon attached to a date field.
      Regards
      Ron


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        #4
        Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

        Hi Ron,

        I see the calendar runs out in 2060, is that not long enough?
        Regards
        Keith Hubert
        Alpha Guild Member
        London.
        KHDB Management Systems
        Skype = keith.hubert


        For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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          #5
          Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

          I am thinking that to be able to change this can be a very useful feature due to users wanting to do historical work prior to 1960...if the ability to change this is absent I would for sure ask for this in the Wish List forum.
          Mike
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            #6
            Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

            I am sure your are aware, this calendar drop down is a rolling 100 years (50 before and 50 after e.g. date of 1996 shows choices from 1946 to 2046. if research is for historical data, would it not be better to use the calendar supercontrol in a search dialog and get the date from a fill in field then search the data. if adjust the calendar in a date field you are changing the data in the field.

            Bill

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              Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

              Hi Bill,

              Ron is trying to enter DOB for members of his golf club, some are older than 50 and he wanted to use the dropdown calendar to do data entry. It would help if the dropdown started from 1900. He should be able to enrol most of the members then.

              It would be a shame to tell a member they cant play any more because the database wont let them!!

              I was trying to use the Embedded Calendar as that looked as if you could enter your own starting date, but I was wrong. You can only use the dropdowns.
              Regards
              Keith Hubert
              Alpha Guild Member
              London.
              KHDB Management Systems
              Skype = keith.hubert


              For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                #8
                Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

                When does a drop down list get too long and become an ineffective way of entering data?
                Al Buchholz
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                  Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

                  Sorry , i misunderstood. Agree that it would be nice to be able to set a different range of dates. for data input the same comments about the rolling apply, so that a workaround(not great) is to input date closest to date you want, save the record, then reclick on the calendar which will show a new range of dates. list stays at 100 years (date in field is always the middate)

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                    Re: Calendar attached to Date Field

                    This is a simple but effective work around. Thank you.
                    Regards
                    Ron


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