ACC2000: Years 00-29 Default to Year 2000 When Typed as M/D/YY

ID: Q208339

The information in this article applies to:
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.


SYMPTOMS

When you type a date in the format M/D/YY where YY is a number from 00 through 29, Microsoft Access defaults to the years 2000 through 2029.


CAUSE

If you are using Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0, Access uses Oleaut32.dll to determine what century to use for dates when you do not specify all four digits. If you are using Microsoft Windows 98 and you do not specify all four digits, Access determines what century to use based on the When a two digit year is entered, interpret as a year between box setting in the Regional Settings tool in Control Panel.


RESOLUTION

When you enter a date, type all four digits of the year. This will ensure that the date will always be calculated the same way, no matter which version of Oleaut32.dll you have, or what the date range is set to in Regional Settings in Control Panel.


MORE INFORMATION

For more information about OLEAUT32.DLL and date interpretation, please see the following white paper:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/white/auto.htm

Additional query words: Y2K KB2000 Year 2000 millennium prb 


Keywords          : kbdta kb2000 GnlFrmt 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999